Location: Preston Primary School, Old Paignton Road, Torquay, TQ2 6UY
Required to start January 2026.
This post is temporary until October 2026 to provide maternity cover.
Preston Primary School, a popular and successful primary school, requires a dedicated Class Teacher to cover maternity leave to start in January 2026.
We are part of Connect Academy Trust, a Multi Academy Trust in the beautiful coastal area of Torbay. Our vision: 'An outstanding coastal school, known for an innovative curriculum that delivers excellent outcomes for children'.
You will find us to be a school that is:
• A happy and calm environment for staff and children.
• Nurturing with a great ethos
• Innovative and forward thinking.
• Committed to providing children with rich and varied opportunities as part of an excellent curriculum which is inclusive and has high expectations of all our pupils.
You will be a teacher who:
• Has excellent subject knowledge.
• Has high expectations of themselves and those around them.
• Has ambition, energy and a passion for teaching.
• Places great importance in developing strong relationships with children, staff and the wider community.
• Has the ability and drive to provide high quality learning experiences that will inspire and motivate children of all abilities.
Connect Academy Trust
Connect is a family of 8 large, successful, and happy primary schools. The Trust now educates over 3000 children with 550 staff, in both Plymouth and Torbay. Connect was formed in 2016 and aims to provide a firm foundation for developing teachers and leaders to secure the best learning opportunities for all children. It operates a dynamic, values-based system where each school is a giver and receiver of support. Connect is an inclusive Trust and 3 of our schools have specialist support centres, for deaf children, those with an ASC diagnosis and for those with a developmental language disorder.
We can offer you:
• A highly supportive school invested in your growth and professional development.
• A Trust culture that promotes diversity, equality and social justice.
• A supportive approach for all staff and an innovative approach to appraisal.
• Comprehensive induction and wide-ranging opportunities for professional development.
• An opportunity to be part of a forward focussed and growing Trust, author of the UK’s first ocean conservation curriculum with 8 European Blue Schools and national winner of the Community Impact of the year, Trust award 2023!
You are welcome to make an appointment to come and have a look around the school and meet the children and staff. Please contact the School office on 01803 607075 or email to arrange a convenient appointment.
Connect is fully committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An on-line check of publicly available information will be completed to assess the successful candidate’s suitability to work with children.