Key Stage 2 Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Mercia Learning Trust; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercia Learning Trust in Sheffield is seeking a dedicated classroom teacher on a maternity-cover basis at Anns Grove Primary School. You will deliver engaging lessons, implement a robust curriculum aligned with the National Curriculum, and deliver assessments and timely feedback to pupils.

The successful candidate will inspire and support students, foster wellbeing, and collaborate with colleagues to uphold high standards across the school and trust.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be able to engage, inspire and motivate pupils and colleagues.
• Ability to deliver the National Curriculum and maintain high teaching standards.
• Strong teamwork and commitment to student wellbeing and development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging lessons that meet the needs of all pupils.
• Implement and assess a curriculum aligned with the National Curriculum and school policies.
• Provide regular feedback to pupils and parents on progress and achievement; work with colleagues to ensure consistent practice.

Job description

Salary: Teachers' pay scalesContract term: 1.0FTE, maternity cover, one yearStart date: As soon as possibleClosing date: 8am Friday 18 September 2026

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and four secondary schools located in Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 6100 pupils, with over 800 staff.

Why do we exist?

To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.

How do we behave?

• We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
• We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
• We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.

What do we do?

We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character.

How will we succeed?

• A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
• Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
• Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success.

Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.

Anns Grove Primary School

Anns Grove Primary is a successful and expanding primary school with approximately 400 pupils, serving a fantastic community in Heeley, Sheffield.

At Anns Grove Primary School our vision is to be an outstanding school that provides the highest possible quality of education and personal development for our children.

Our classrooms are led by compassionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled educators who value the development and wellbeing of each child under their supervision. We cherish and appreciate the distinctiveness of each of our pupils and strive to assist them in growing confidently and flourishing in their unique identity.

Our rich, broad curriculum allows children to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve the best possible outcomes, fulfil their potential and move on to the next phase of their education as successful and ambitious learners.

The role

Anns Grove Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talentedand caring individual to join our team on a maternity cover as a classroom teacher. You will be responsible forthe implementation and impactof our curriculumthrough the deliveryof exceptional teaching and learning to all pupils.This will ensure theyachieve the very best that they can.

Teaching responsibilities include:

delivering engaging and effective lessons that meet the needs of all students in the class developing and implementing a curriculum that is aligned with the National Curriculum and school policies providing regular feedback and assessments to students and their parents/carers on progress and achievementworking collaboratively with colleagues to ensure consistency of practice and high standards across the schoolsupporting and encouraging student well-being, ensuring that all students are able to achieve their full potential

The candidate

Candidates must have the ability to engage, inspire and motivate both pupils and colleagues and have the strategic vision to be part of the team moving our vibrant school forward.

The successful candidate

will be able to demonstrate excellent classroom skills, including a sound understanding of how children learn. They will also have the ability to forge excellent relationships with colleagues, parents and most importantly, our children. They must be team players who are exceptional teachers of English and mathematics, as well as having the knowledge and skills to inspire children’s learning in all wider areas of the curriculum.

If you are a dedicated and passionate teacher with a desire to make a real difference in the lives of children, then we want to hear from you.