Class Teacher - Meadowbank Primary School (Mat Leave)
Contract: Contract 
Closing date for applications:
8 April 2025, 9.00am 
Job Advert
Class Teacher (Mat Leave)
Contract type: Temporary (Mat leave cover)
Location: Meadowbank Primary School, Councillor Lane, Cheadle SK8 2LE
Required from: September 2025
Salary: Dependent upon experience
Closing date : Tuesday 8th April 2025 9:00am
Interview date : Friday 11th April 2025
Are you an inspirational teacher who is passionate about delivering a rich curriculum which consists of a wide range of activities and experiences across and beyond the classroom?
Do you want to teach in a school where the voice of the child is paramount to our learning?
Does research inspire you to implement initiatives to enhance your practice?
Do you want to teach in an environment where children are not sat at tables but are exploring and investigating a range of practical learning opportunities?
At Meadowbank Primary, we are part of a forward-thinking and collaborative Multi Academy Trust and provide a learning environment that aims to create a warm, friendly atmosphere in which children can grow and develop both academically and personally. We take pride in our achievements and have high expectations for each child in every aspect of their work – captured by our underlying school mission statement ’Flourish and Inspire’ We recognise that positive mental health and well-being, along with personal growth, are essential to the development of thriving and successful pupils and staff.
The successful candidate will be an exceptional teacher with skills to enhance school life in order to maximise opportunities for all pupils. Experience in Key Stage 1 is preferable. We do not think this role would be suitable for ECT’s.
We can offer the successful candidate:
• Collaborative planning opportunities within year groups, phases and curriculum teams.
• An opportunity to learn and develop together and from each other.
• An aspirational working environment with a strong focus on professional development and empowerment
• Opportunities to implement initiatives based upon educational research
• Marking ‘live’ in the moment to support learning conversations
• A high functioning, friendly staff team who are committed to the school and the ELT
Applicants are encouraged to visit our website www.meadowbankprimary.com to give you a feel for our amazing school.
About ELT
Education Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust, educating over 3500 pupils from age 2 to 16 in the Greater Manchester area. We are very proud of our inclusive ethos to Collaborate, Empower and Achieve and provide over 450 employees with an inspiring and innovative place to work, with exceptional training and development opportunities.
As a Trust employee you will receive excellent benefits, including a highly competitive salary, well-regarded pension scheme, excellent career development opportunities and support for your health and wellbeing, with our award-winning employee assistance programme.
Our vision at ELT is to create an exceptional learning journey for all, by providing:
• Exciting, innovative and challenging learning communities
• School improvement strategies arising from evidenced based research and professional enquiry
• Opportunities for professional development and leadership
• A celebration of the diversity and uniqueness of individual settings
• Innovation in practice by recognising the value of learning partnerships, both locally and nationally
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures that promote safeguarding and safer working practices. This is in line with statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education and The Education Act 2002.
All offers of employment are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and vetting checks. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
We are committed to fulfilling our Equality Duty obligations, including valuing equality and diversity and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
We expect the successful candidate to have the necessary standard of spoken English, as described under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, the Public Sector fluency duty that requires state funded schools to ensure candidates for their customer facing roles have the necessary standard of spoken English (or English or Welsh in Wales).
Candidates should apply by completing the ELT application form, CVs alone will not be accepted in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Please return applications to admin@meadowbankprimary.com
Interview Date: 11 April 2025