15 Sep Class Teacher
Job Title: Class teacher
Location: St Werburgh’s Church of England VA Primary School
Contract Type: Maternity cover
End date: 31st August 2027
Salary: MPS
Hours per week: Full time
Weeks per year: 39
Start Date: 02.11.26
Age Range: 4-11
NOR: 263
Job outline
Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) — Y5/6 St Werburgh’s Church of England VA Primary School, Spondon, Derby
Starting after October half term
Join a friendly, supportive team at a school where staff and pupils are genuinely valued. We’re looking for a skilled, dedicated and enthusiastic teacher to take on a Y5/6 class of children who are positive, respectful and eager to learn.
What you’ll bring:
- Confidence, resilience and warmth
- Strong communication skills
- A genuine passion for raising achievement for every child, whatever their starting point
- A deep commitment to pupil wellbeing
What you’ll find at St Werburgh’s:
- A medium-sized, close-knit school of 263 hardworking, respectful and well-behaved children
- Committed, supportive parents
- A Senior Leadership Team and Local Trust Committee who genuinely back their staff
- A clear, shared vision — “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10) — that shapes a caring, purposeful school culture
- A diverse school community: while our ethos is rooted in Christianity, we warmly welcome candidates of all faiths and none who can support this vision
Come and see for yourself We’d love to show you around. Call the School Office on 01332 673827 or email admin@stwerburghs.derby.sch.uk to arrange a visit.
For an application form and further information please email rleeson@stwerburghs.derby.sch.uk
Application information
Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.
To apply please submit completed applications forms to admin@stwerburghs.derby.sch.uk by the closing date.
We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms. Please note that we will not consider CVs as part of the shortlisting.
Applications are invited as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close applications early.
Closing Date: 02.10.26
Provisional Interviews: 07.10.26
DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.
DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
