Location: St Peter's C of E Junior School Hours: 0.6 FTE Contract type: Fixed term contract for one year due to fluctuating numbers, starting 1 September 2026 and ending July 2027 Age Range: 7-11 years NOR: 230 The Headteacher and Governors are looking to appoint an inspiring, enthusiastic and dedicated classroom teacher to be part of our hard-working team. St Peter's is a friendly, growing school with a caring, nurturing ethos, situated close to the city centre. We are looking for someone who is fully committed to developing and improving teaching and learning and will seek to maximise the attainment of each child, enthusing and motivating their learning in the exciting and progressive times ahead. We can offer you diverse, welcoming and vibrant children, and a friendly, hard-working team of staff and Governors, who promote a creative curriculum within a happy child-centred environment. We would fully support an ECT, but are equally interested in more experienced teacher's applying. Visits to our School, are welcomed and encouraged. 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, completion of a probationary period, 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). 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 Helen Reader, Headteacher, at head@stpeters.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. Visits to the school are encouraged and these should be arranged by contacting Helen Reader, Headteacher, at head@stpeters.derby.sch.uk. The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 18 May 2026 at 09:00am. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Please see here for Job Description Please see here for Person Specification Please see here for Application Form Please see here for Monitoring Form