Primary Teacher - Maternity Cover

Outcomes First Group; Shifnal; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education provider in Shifnal is seeking a Primary Teacher (Maternity Cover) to deliver personalized education to students with special needs. The role offers a 4-Day Working Week model while promoting engagement and well-being. Ideal candidates should hold QTS and have experience across EYFS and KS2. Join a dedicated team focused on improving pupils' lives.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Access to mental health support services

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience with pupils with special educational needs.
• Calm, resilient, and innovative teaching approach.
• Commitment to promoting pupil voice, safety, and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching to pupils.
• Plan lessons tailored to individual needs.
• Track and evidence student work.

Skills

Strong understanding of the primary curriculum

Experience delivering teaching across EYFS - KS2

Confident in using diverse teaching strategies

Excellent communication skills

Education

UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Job description

Overview

How would you like to get paid for five days, but only work four?

At Outcomes First Group, we believe in better work/life balance — and we’re putting wellbeing first.

That’s why we’re proud to be part of a 4-Day Working Week (4DWW) trial, where you can work one day less each week (or equivalent hours), while still receiving your full-time pay.

Many of our schools have already introduced the 4DWW — and others are preparing to roll it out as soon as they reach full staffing. So, whether it’s already in place or just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to join #teamOFG.

Job Details

Job Title: Primary Teacher - Maternity Cover

Location: Lamledge School, Shifnal TF11 8SD

Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum depending on experience (not pro rata)

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Fixed-Term, Term Time Only

Start: January 2026

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Primary SEND Teacher (Maternity Cover) to join our team at Lamledge School in Shifnal.

About the Role

This is a rewarding, fixed-term opportunity to deliver a highly personalised and therapeutic curriculum to pupils with a range of special educational needs, including social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs, autism (ASC), and associated developmental differences.

You will take a creative and individualised approach to teaching, planning lessons tailored to each pupil’s EHCP and developmental level, with a strong focus on engagement, emotional wellbeing, and academic progress.

This role would suit a teacher who is calm, resilient, and innovative, and who is committed to helping every child achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching to pupils (starting from age 7) working at EYFS through to KS2 levels
• Plan and deliver lessons across the core curriculum, tailored to individual needs and abilities
• Track and evidence student work and monitor individual progress
• Provide regular, constructive marking and feedback to support pupil development
• Take responsibility for individual student timetables, ensuring their needs are fully met
• Draft, update, and review Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) in collaboration with the wider team
• Attend EHCP annual reviews and prepare detailed progress reports
• Work closely with support staff, therapists, and parents/carers to provide a joined-up approach
• Undertake additional duties as required by the Head of School

Who We’re Looking For

• UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
• Strong understanding of the primary curriculum and experience teaching pupils with
• Experience delivering teaching across EYFS - KS2 developmental levels
• Confident in using a range of teaching strategies to engage and inspire pupils
• Committed to promoting pupil voice, safety, and wellbeing
• Adaptable, organised, and a team player with excellent communication skills

About Us

Lamledge School provides specialist education to pupils with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties. We are within a commutable distance of Telford, Dudley, Stourbridge, Shrewsbury, Stone, Walsall, Wolverhampton and surrounding towns. We are looking to expand our staff team and we hope that we can find the perfect person to join the Lamledge team.

We are a small school on the outskirts of Shifnal with stunning grounds and rolling countryside surrounding us. Our staff are dedicated to delivering education in a therapeutic and trauma informed way.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

We place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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