Employer: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust  

Location:  Arboretum Primary School 

Hours: Full Time

Salary: Main scale

Contract:  Fixed term (maternity cover)

Start date: 1st September 2026

Closing date:  9:00am Monday 27^th April 2026

Interview:  Tuesday 5th May 2026

We are looking to appoint a hardworking, enthusiastic Teacher with drive and energy to join our popular, diverse and welcoming Primary School in the heart of Derby, covering the maternity leave for one of our team.

Arboretum Primary School is a proud member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (www.ddat.org.uk) and enjoys a positive relationship with a team of professionals providing effective support in school improvement and operations.

Arboretum is a happy place to be.  Our school is full of laughter, care and love; where each child is respected as the unique individual that they are. At Arboretum we underpin all of our work with the school’s values of ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’.  At Arboretum, children are at the heart of our work. Our priority is to deliver high quality teaching and learning whilst at the same time providing rich and enjoyable learning experiences.

We aim to provide a safe, happy and healthy environment in which all children are encouraged to be creative, confident and enquiring individuals. We want our children to be successful, to love learning and to move onto the next stage of their education with the skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable them to thrive. We have high expectations of our children; we will expect and support them to ‘Reach for the Stars’.

The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner, with a good understanding of the primary curriculum, and high expectations of achievement, attainment and behaviour.

In return we can offer you:

Children who are rewarding to teach, eager to learn and who thrive on success, nurture and positive relationships

A friendly, welcoming and supportive community who are immensely proud of their school;

A commitment to continued professional development;

A friendly working environment which supports and enhances our vision and ethos;

Employee Assistance Programme

 

We are a large 625 place primary (which includes 32 children in our 2 year old unit and 60 in our 3 year old nursery), with a rich, ethnic mix of delightful and well-behaved children.  We have a modern school that 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.

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.

An informal visit to the school is warmly encouraged and recommended.  Please contact the school office on 01332 291140, or email jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk to register your interest in a visit.

For application details, please see below  where you will find job details and application forms.

Please complete the DDAT Teacher application form and the Monitoring form (optional).

Applications should be emailed to jobs@arboretum.derby.sch.uk.  We will only accept applications made on DDAT application forms. Please note that we will not consider CVs as part of the shortlisting.