Salary: £34,823 to £39,556 per annum
Grade: MPS 2-4 (ECT 2s are welcome)
Contract: Fixed Term
Hours: Full Time
Location: Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire
About the Role:
Reception Class Teacher
Pay range: MPS 2- 4 (ECT 2s are welcome)
Required from 1st June 2026
Fixed term until: Maternity cover expected until March 2027
Are you looking for a once in a career opportunity? Do you have a genuine desire to create something extraordinary for the children in your care? If so, Cambrai Primary School may just be looking for you…
Cambrai Primary School is a new school, which opened in September 2019. In September 2025, our first class moved to Year 6. We are looking for the perfect Reception teacher to temporarily join our small, but wonderful school team as a maternity cover. We are situated in a brand new building, with state of the art facilities and wonderful school grounds.
Expectations at Cambrai are high, but so is the support available, staff morale and team spirit. Cambrai is a great place to work. Your practice, ethos and approach to school life will shape the lives of our children and the school culture we are building.
As such, it is key that:
* You are an outstanding early years teacher – or have the potential to become so;
* You love being a teacher; your children come first and you are full of enthusiasm and energy;
* You are kind. You lead by example and will embody our school motto: 'Growing good people – doing great things';
* You are committed to a team approach – being a small school, we all dive in and help each other across all aspects of school life
* You are keen to champion and support our children who need additional help to shine; because you believe that all children are capable of becoming stars.
If this sounds like you, and a role that you would relish, please look carefully at the following materials and complete the application form. Please include with our application form a covering letter, detailing why you are the right person for this unique position (maximum words, 750).
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance (certificate of disclosure form from the Disclosure and Barring Service). Pre-employment checks including an online and social media search (KCSIE) will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.
Contact Details:
Further details are available from Miss L Robinson, Headteacher at Cambrai Primary School. Please email or call for an informal discussion, or to arrange to visit the school to meet the children and staff team.
Application forms are available to download from Please return completed applications directly to: Cambrai Primary School, Catterick Road, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 4BZ. Please mark the envelope, or title the email 'Teacher Application' and send to
Key Documents:
Reception Class Teacher Application Pack
Key Dates:
Closing Date: Thursday 19th March 2026 9am
Shortlisting: Thursday 19th March 2026 (if you do not hear on this date, please assume that you were unsuccessful in being shortlisted this time.)
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
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Reception Class Teacher
Salary: £34,823 - £39,556 per annum
Posted: 25/02/2026
Closing date: 11/03/2026
Closing time: 23:59