Class teacher
Required from 1st September 2026
0.8 (4 days) – Fixed Term Maternity Cover (1st September – 31st August 2027)
Main Scale Points 1-6
Pear Tree Community Junior School is seeking to appoint an excellent teacher who has high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development.
We are looking for an inspirational teacher who is committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice.
Why Pear Tree?
At Pear Tree, our values are simple but important:
Trust. Care. Grow.
We trust each other to do what’s right, care for each other, and grow together as learners and professionals.
- Children are nurtured to become confident, curious and kind individuals.
- Staff are empowered, developed, and supported to be the best they can be.
- You’ll work closely with school leaders, with coaching and collaboration embedded in our culture.
You will:
- Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement.
- Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child.
- Be a consistently effective/highly effective primary school teacher
- value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.
In return we offer:
• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven
towards continuously raising standards.
• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
• Calm and purposeful learning environments
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust
Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.
How to apply
Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.
Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website https://recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Trust/transformtrust Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.
Any questions or queries should be directed to our admin team at Pear Tree Community Junior School, by Email: admin@peartreej.derby.sch.uk or by Telephone: 01332 760610
Closing date for applications: Thursday 11th June at 9am
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 18th June /Friday 19th June
Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9350 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.
We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.
We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.