Classroom Teacher (Fixed-term covering a maternity leave)

Adastraschools; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Crooksbarn Primary School seeks a Classroom Teacher for fixed-term maternity cover from 2 November 2026 to 31 August 2027. The role involves delivering outstanding lessons within a supportive team and contributing to an enriched curriculum, with safeguarding underpinning all duties.

The successful candidate will join a warm ethos, engage with pupils who enjoy school, and benefit from professional development opportunities across Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Qualifications

• Excellent practitioner who can deliver outstanding lessons.
• Be ready to teach with flexibility, creativity, and inspiration.
• Enhanced DBS check required for safeguarding purposes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding lessons within a supportive phase team.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide a high-quality curriculum.
• Engage with pupils to promote high attainment and wellbeing.

Skills

Excellent classroom practitioner

Flexibility

Creativity

Inspiration in teaching

Job description

Internal Advert – This post is restricted to current employees of Crooksbarn Primary School

CLASSROOM TEACHER – to commence 2nd November 2026 – fixed-term to 31st August 2027 (maternity leave cover)

The school is looking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated and skilled classroom teacher, on a fixed-term contract until 31st August 2027. This post is covering a maternity leave and will terminate in the event of the employees return to work.

The successful candidate will work alongside a strong and committed phase team within our wider staff team and will benefit from the wider professional opportunities available working for Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Crooksbarn’s motto is "hand in hand, fulfilling our potential". Crooksbarn value, seek to understand and identify this potential in everyone. The school encourage the wider community to engage in school life.

The school requires an excellent practitioner, who can deliver outstanding lessons. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate that they are ready to take on a teaching position with flexibility, creativity, and inspiration within this forward-thinking school. Candidates should demonstrate the skills and experience that they will bring to the post and how they will meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

The successful candidate will:

• Work in a school and a Trust with a highly supportive, warm, friendly and respectful ethos, and the drive and ambition to ensure that all members of staff and children achieve their full potential.
• Have the privilege of engaging with children who enjoy school and rise to the challenges it provides.
  • Be part of a school environment which places high value to the wider, enriched Curriculum.
• Be given opportunities to further develop their skills through a variety of professional development available through working for Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Crooksbarn Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).

Closing Date – 9am, Monday 21st September 2026

Interviews are to take place in the week commencing Monday 28th September.

Classroom Teacher Job Description – Crooksbarn Sept 2026

Classroom Teacher Person Specification – Crooksbarn Sept 2026