Class Teacher

Job outline

Job Title: Class Teacher
Location: St Giles CE Primary School, Killamarsh
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: MPS
Hours per week: Full Time
Weeks per year: 52
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Age Range: Primary
NOR: 305

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. 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, outgoing, 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.

To apply please submit completed application forms to Matt Loader (m) by the closing date. We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms. 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. Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.

Closing Date: 7th June 2026
Provisional Interviews: 11th/12th June 2026

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, 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).