Teacher- Part time (2 days a week)

0.4 - in Year 5 to work alongside an experienced 0.6 teacher.

At Dove Bank Primary School, our values of Aspiration, Kindness and Resilience underpin our warm, supportive and happy ethos. The successful candidate will be working alongside a caring, enthusiastic, dedicated staff team who see the value in all children and put great emphasis on nurturing the whole child.

Our successful candidate will:

Be Aspirational, Kind and Resilient

Have a proven track record of successful teaching and learning

Have the ability to further develop and enhance our high standards

Have a restorative approach to behaviour management

Be driven, enthusiastic and highly motivated

Be able to establish fantastic relationships with children

Have a passion for ensuring every child is included and really does matter

We offer you a school with:

A dedicated, hardworking and able team

Happy, enthusiastic and wonderful children to work with

A friendly, supportive, hard-working environment where everyone is valued

A strong, effective and experienced Senior Leadership Team

Excellent support and CPD opportunities

We welcome and encourage visits to school, please contact office@dovebank.staffs.sch.uk or telephone 01782 898015 to arrange a suitable time.

Closing Date: Friday 26 June 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 30 June 2026

Dove Bank Primary School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. The successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service/about

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The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:

Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets

Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme

Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral

Free parking

Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

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As part of our commitment to employee development, all internal applicants will be offered a priority interview.

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.