Class Teacher


Company:	East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Nov 2026

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Summary

Schools and Academies

Closing date: 22 November 2026

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY USING THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WEBSITE, PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.

The Local Academy Committee of St Giles CE Primary School are looking to appoint a highly motivated, committed and inspirational Class Teacher with the ability to secure strong progress and attainment for all pupils to join our fabulous, enthusiastic team in September 2026. This Fixed Term post will job-share with an experienced teacher to manage a KS1 class of year 2 pupils for the remainder of the 2026/27 academic year.

St Giles is part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT). This offers many opportunities to collaborate with other schools and very high-quality support from DDAT in all areas.

Our school is a very caring, welcoming place with high academic standards, good behaviour from children and supportive parents. The person appointed will have high expectations of learners and be an excellent classroom practitioner with the ability to work as a team member. You will be able to demonstrate secure knowledge and understanding of the curriculum and be committed to your own professional development, which will be strongly supported by the school.

We are looking for people with a positive, out-going, caring and nurturing approach, who are creative and firmly focused on maximising the progress of pupils. The successful applicant will be supportive of our Christian ethos.

For the opportunity to visit the school and any further information, please contact the School on 0114 248 2825.

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 the DBS clause is compulsory.

To apply please submit completed application forms to Matt Loader (mloader@stgilesprimary.org.uk) by the closing date.

We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms.

Closing Date: 22

nd November 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we encourage candidates to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Provisional Interviews: 1

st December 2026

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