We are looking for an exceptional, caring class teacher to join our happy and dedicated team in September 2025.  Our ideal candidate will have a desire to improve both academic and personal outcomes and lead outstanding provision within their class. ECT’s are welcome to apply.

Job Title: [250401] Teacher (Maternity cover)

Location: Morice Town Primary Academy, Charlotte Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL2 1RJ

Contract Type:  Fixed Term 

Contract Hours: 32.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Salary Range: MPS 1 - UPS 3 

The Role: We are looking for an exceptional, caring class teacher to join our happy and dedicated team.  Our ideal candidate will have a desire to improve both academic and personal outcomes and lead outstanding provision within their class. ECT’s are welcome to apply.

The Person: As an outstanding, dynamic and passionate teacher, you’ll be able to inspire our learners, having high expectations that ensure your teaching directly impacts on great academic and pastoral outcomes for pupils. Specifically you will:   

•  to support and promote trauma informed practices across the school, building strong relationships with children and parents. 
•  have well-developed interpersonal skills, understanding the importance of establishing trusted and empathetic relationships with children to best support behaviours and positive learning attitudes. 
• be an excellent communicator, delivering learning with clarity and offering dynamic feedback.
• have excellent subject knowledge, be extremely well organised and well prepared.
• be committed to fully inclusive practices and have a good understanding of SEN provisions, knowing the importance of meeting the needs of the whole child -valuing the uniqueness of every pupil in your care.
• bring energy and positivity, being eager to work flexibly and thriving when working in a wider team and in collaboration with colleagues.       
•  be consistently professionally curious, enjoying extending your own knowledge and skills through reflective practice, research and coaching models of CPD.
• be able to offer a subject area of expertise to lead across school – please state areas of curriculum strength you could offer in your letter of application.
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 School Background: Morice Town Primary is a friendly, caring and welcoming place, with children's learning, happiness and well-being at the heart of all we do.  We understand that children will only get the best education when there are strong and respectful relationships between both pupils, staff, parents and the wider community.  We are very proud of the positive relationships that exist at Morice Town. 

Our aim is to develop confident young people who have high aspirations, a clear sense of themselves as learners and citizens and who can contribute positively to their futures and those of others.

Trust Background: Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education.  We operate 17 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset and Wiltshire.

We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows. Our vision is to enable individual academies to flourish with curriculum autonomy, within a consistent framework of a metacognition focused pedagogy.  We are committed to collaboration with other schools, MATs, colleges, Local Authorities, employers and Government to bring the widest benefit to young people and our staff.

 Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them.  We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation. 

 Teachers within Reach South belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. In time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike.  

Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues within and beyond their school to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence, and are committed to providing the highest standards of teaching for all children. If that is you then we would be delighted to receive your application. 

We welcome visits to the school to support your application process.  These are arranged for Wednesday 23rd April . So if you think this role may be for you and want to join our team, please get in touch by calling our school office on 01752 567609 or email at Ronnie.naylor@moricetownacademy.org and we can arrange a visit or answer any of your queries.

 Closing date for applications:  Monday, 21st April 2025 midnight

 Interview Date:  Wednesday, 30th April 2025

 Opportunities and Benefits:  We offer a competitive salary plus TPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities with many other benefits. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application before submitting.