Classroom Teacher; maternity cover

Position: Classroom Teacher (maternity cover)
Employer Burpham Primary School Location Guildford , Surrey Contract Type Temporary Hours Full  Time Contract Length1 term

Salary

MPSPosted1st June 2026

Expires
12th June 2026 11:59 AMStart Date1st September 2026

Job ID1557168

Job Reference Mat Cover Teacher /Sept
26

Classroom Teacher (Mat Cover) KS2

Salary: MPSPosted: 1 June 2026

Contract type:
Temporary Closing date: 12 June 2026 12:00 noon Contract length: maternity cover for 1 term

Hours:

Full Time

Start date:

1 Sept 2026

Job Reference: Mat Cover Teacher /Sept
26

Spread your wings and fly high!

We are seeking a class teacher to cover a maternity leave for a KS2 class from September 2026 for one term in our happy, thriving and ambitious school where staff wellbeing is a priority.“A friendly and supportive environment with plenty of opportunities to develop your teaching practice and grow as a professional.”We aspire to help every child in our care to develop as a whole person, to become confident, happy, independent, creative and adaptable, to love learning and to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

Our experienced and well-established teaching team has high expectations and aspirations for all our pupils and we never stop trying to find new ways of promoting learning and making improvements to our school.

If you…believe that all children have limitless potentialdislike the language of fixed ability and the notion of settingvalue research and evidence to support your teaching and learningthink marking is overrated and feedback comes in many formsunderstand that data is just part of the bigger picture and would like to work with like-minded colleagues in a forward thinking school, then we can offer you:enthusiastic, happy and confident children who are polite and well behavedexcellent opportunities for professional development and a genuine commitment to staff wellbeinga positive environment where a sense of humour is valued!a

highly committed and supportive governing body Burpham Primary School is a school within the Learning Partners Academy Trust for children between the ages of four and eleven with a Specialist Speech Language & Communication Needs Centre. The school was in inspected in June 2025 and was found to have maintained the standards from the previous inspection in which it was judged Outstanding.

Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact our headteacher, Jo White, for further details or to discuss the role in more detail. Applications should be made using the attached form (CVs are not acceptable) and should reach the school as soon as possible; we welcome early applications and reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

Equality Policy The Burpham Approach to Workload Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy Safeguarding Statement:

Burpham Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. All offers of employment are subject to suitable references and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of Learning Partners Academy Trust. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and particularly welcome suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to join our trust.
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