[260630] Class Teacher in Plymouth

Post KS2 Class Teacher

Location: Stuart Road Primary Academy, Palmerston Street, Stoke, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5LL

Salary Range: MPS 1 - UPS 3

Contract Type: Fixed term until 31/12/26

Contract Hours: 32.5 per week, Monday to Friday. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, job share, compressed hours, or staggered hours. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

About the role:

• We are looking for an exceptional, caring class teacher to join our happy and dedicated team.
• Our ideal candidate will have a desire to improve both academic and personal outcomes and lead outstanding provision within their class. ECTs are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities and Qualifications:

• Support and promote trauma informed practices across the school, building strong relationships with children and parents.
• Have well-developed interpersonal skills, understanding the importance of establishing trusted and empathetic relationships with children to best support behaviours and positive learning attitudes.
• Be an excellent communicator, delivering learning with clarity and offering dynamic feedback.
• Have excellent subject knowledge, be extremely well organised and well prepared.
• Be committed to fully inclusive practices and understand SEN provisions, knowing the importance of meeting the needs of the whole child – valuing the uniqueness of every pupil in your care.
• Bring energy and positivity, being eager to work flexibly and thriving when working in a wider team and in collaboration with colleagues.
• Be consistently professionally curious, enjoying extending your own knowledge and skills through reflective practice, research and coaching models of CPD.
• Offer a subject area of expertise to lead across school – please state areas of curriculum strength you could offer in your letter of application.

About the School:

We are a single form entry school based in a wonderful Victorian building situated in the Stoke area of the city. We link with our partner schools to develop strong and exciting learning opportunities based around John Hattie’s Visible Learning. We have a strong focus on a community approach to everything we do. At Stuart Road Primary Academy, we strive for academic excellence whilst ensuring that every child feels safe and secure and is supported to do the best they can. We follow the Cornerstones Curriculum model which enables us to offer stimulating, knowledge rich, experiential learning opportunities that engage the children in their learning. Our aims include promoting an ethos of support, co-operation and respect for others; providing a safe, secure and challenging environment where all opinions are valued. Preparing our children to become well-informed, active global citizens with our children leaving school with enquiring minds, and the desire for further knowledge. Providing opportunities for children to succeed, to achieve their true potential and to take pride in their achievement, while taking pleasure in the success of others. The Academy has a PAN of 210.

About the Trust:

We are a family of schools working in partnership for the benefit of all our pupils and students. We believe our charitable aim, to advance education, is best achieved through collaboration, both within the Trust and beyond. We operate 21 academies across Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, serving learners aged 3 to 19. Alongside our primary, all-through and technical provision, we are proud to include a strong and integral network of seven special schools and one alternative provision setting. These settings are a vital part of our community, providing inclusive, high-quality education for pupils with a wide range of needs, including complex learning profiles, autism, and social, emotional and mental health needs, as well as those who benefit from a more personalised approach. Together, we are committed to helping every young person thrive. Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary plus TPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits. We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Equal Opportunities:

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.