2x Fixed Term Maternity Cover Posts KS1 - Stretton St Matthews CE Primary School
The role
Required from September 2026, the Headteacher and Governors of this Church of England Academy School wish to appoint 2x passionate, caring, highly motivated and outstanding teachers to join our thriving, happy school.
Year 1 post: 3 days per week – likely to end February 2027
Year 2 post: 5 days per week – likely to end March 2027
These posts are available for ECT Teachers
About us
St Matthew’s is proud of its long and well-established reputation for being a friendly and welcoming school and is renowned for its excellent atmosphere, ethos and consistently high expectations of behaviour, conduct and good manners. Our children thrive under our genuine care and achieve very high academic and behavioural standards.
We are seeking to appoint:
* An outstanding teacher with high expectations
* An enthusiastic teacher who uses a wide range of creative teaching methods to motivate and inspire children
* A teacher who is committed to making learning enjoyable, exciting and relevant
* A teacher who values partnerships with parents
* A teacher who is a team player and is keen to engage in all aspects of our Christian school life
* A teacher with curriculum strengths (please tell us what yours are)
In return we can offer:
* A Christian learning community where excellence is our goal
* Friendly, well behaved children who work hard and are keen to learn
* The opportunity to work with a positive, committed and extremely supportive staff team
* Opportunities for professional development
* Parents who are keen to work in active partnership with the school
* Supportive and approachable senior leadership team
How to apply
Please write a letter of application (no more than 2x A4 sides) and complete an application form which can be downloaded here.
The letter should be addressed to the Chair of Governors and Miss Simcock (Headteacher) and both letter and application form should be sent by email, or by hand, to Miss Simcock by the closing date below.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding our children and each other. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment policy are included in the application pack and available on our school website.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details can be found on the DBS website.
If you are successfully shortlisted you will be required to complete a ‘criminal records self-disclosure’ and we will gather 2 references. An example of our reference pro‑forma is included in the application pack. Our recruitment process will include an observation and a formal interview.
The successful candidates will be subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service with Child Barring checks and the receipt of satisfactory references.
This post is not available for job share.
Key dates and further information.
Visits to school by prospective candidates will be welcomed and encouraged and can be made by prior arrangement with our school office.
Dates to look round school: By appointment
Closing date for applications: Sunday 07 June 2026
Shortlisting date: Monday 08 June 2026
Observations and Interviews: Tuesday 09 and Wednesday 09 June 2026
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