Employer: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust  

Location:  Arboretum Primary School 

Hours: Full time

Salary: Main scale or UPS + 0.5 TLR 2b

Contract:  Permanent

Age Range: Primary

Start Date: September 2026

Closing date:  9:00am Monday 23^rd February 2026

Interview:  Tuesday 3^rd March 2026

We are looking for an inspirational Class Teacher with the ability to be an innovative and supportive Phase Leader to join our large, vibrant and inclusive primary school.  This is a classroom-based position, and you will have full time responsibility for teaching a class within your phase, as well as being a joint Phase Leader.  This part of the role will be a job share with an existing member of staff, to jointly lead a motivated and highly committed team. An advanced understanding of the primary curriculum is essential, with particular emphasis on Key Stage 1, and experience with implementing continuous provision would be desirable. You will also take responsibility for leading a key priority area within the School Improvement Plan.

You will be able to demonstrate that you:

•           are an outstanding and motivated practitioner who secures excellent pupil progress

•           have high expectations of all children across the whole ability range

•           are creative and proactive in your approach to learning

•           have a track record of leading and sustaining school improvement

•           can collate and analyse pupil performance data accurately to inform appropriate action

•           can demonstrate personal impact, passion and presence as a credible, inspirational and supportive Phase Leader

•           can think strategically and effectively live, breathe and communicate the whole school vision across your phase team

In return, we can offer you:

•           well-behaved and delightful pupils

•           excellent CPD and a commitment to developing your leadership and management skills

•           a generous TLR

•           a committed and friendly staff team

•           an experienced and supportive senior management team

We are a large 625 place primary school, with two nursery units which cater for 32 two year olds and 60 three and four year olds. We have a rich ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children. Our modern school has been refurbished and extensively extended and sits in large attractive grounds.  We pride ourselves on our caring ethos and the value we place in our dedicated and friendly staff teams.  We are a popular school, and have a waiting list for most year groups.

We warmly invite prospective candidates to visit the school to find out more about us and the role.  To register your interest, call the school office on (01332) 291140 or email jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk .

DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.

DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, completion of a probationary period, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

Please note that all candidates must have a right to work in the UK in order to be able to work at our Trust. Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for international job applicants.

Please see documents below for more details of the role.    

Please complete both the DDAT Teacher application form and the Monitoring form.  Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk or posted to the school address.  Please note that the correct forms must be completed, and CVs or other methods of application will not be accepted; we will not consider CVs as part of the shortlisting process.

Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk