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Class Teacher- 1 year fixed term (maternity cover)

Tameside Primary Academy · Wednesbury · Sandwell

Job description

Required for a September 2026 start

Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is an established Multi-Academy Trust of primary and secondary academies across the West Midlands.

Our reputation is built on our core values of innovation, collaboration and inspiring individuals within our care.

We want every single person that comes through the doors of one of our academies to leave having grown as an individual, in terms of their skill set and their respect for others.

We believe that every person who passes through our doors deserves the very best that we can offer.

Everyone who works with and for the Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust does so because they believe in children and want their futures to be happy and successful.

We are looking for a candidate to meet all the teacher’s standards and carry out those duties and responsibilities contained within the “School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document. To support the Principal, SLT and Trustees in creating an effective and high achieving primary school and deliver successfully the vision and ethos laid out in the education brief.

Key Responsibilities:

  • As Class teacher and within the context of the academy policy, identify educational aims and objectives for the class and create medium and short term plans.
  • To prepare and teach a weekly timetable of lessons and activities appropriately matched to the age and range of abilities of every pupil in the class.
  • To ensure that the classroom practice supports all school and Trust policies.
  • To deliver the curriculum in an exciting and stimulating way that aids children’s progression of both knowledge and skills
  • To deliver the curriculum in an exciting and stimulating way that aids children’s progression of both knowledge and skills

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

The successful candidate will:

  • be an excellent classroom practitioner
  • have an up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the protection of, children.
  • the ability to extract, analyse and evaluate issues from data, and to implement strategies for improvement for all pupil in your class.
  • have a good understanding of teaching and learning


About this school

Tameside Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Primary · Ages 2–11

Good
Pupils
395
Avg teacher salary
£44,806
Pupil:teacher ratio
22:1
Academy trust
SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

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Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Wednesbury, Sandwell, WS10 0EZ