Job Description

• St Mary’s Church of England Academy
• Address: Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall IP28 7LR
• Salary: MPR
• Hours: Full-time
• Contract: Required from June 2026, fixed term until 31 August 2027 with potential to be made permanent.
• Reference: 8465

St Mary’s Church of England Academy are currently calling for a skilled or newly qualified Class Teacher to come forward and be a part of our exciting school journey.

We are looking to appoint a skilled, passionate and ambitious candidate, who demonstrates consistently high standards of teaching and learning, and is committed to ensuring the highest standards of achievement for all our pupils.

We are particularly looking for:

• an outstanding teacher with high expectations for all
• a driven and creative thinker, who can make learning purposeful, relevant and exciting
• a collaborative and cooperative colleague who contributes effectively in a team
• a passionate candidate with drive to develop aspirations and create lifelong learners and citizens of the future
• a teacher who is willing to embrace and celebrate our Christian ethos
• a candidate with the ability to promote high standards of achievement and behaviour.

In return, we offer:

• an opportunity to shape the future of our school
• a healthy work-life balance i.e. we offer PPA at home, teachers are not required to take collective worship or to cover break duty, and staff meetings end on time
• a half a day for subject leaders each term to lead their subject
• various high-quality curriculum platforms, including KPOW, White Rose Maths and Literacy Tree, so that teachers can easily resource their lessons, whilst also having autonomy over their own lesson planning
• an ambitious and vibrant place to work
• a fantastic, supportive and friendly team of teachers and support staff
• a teaching assistant in every classroom
• children who are well behaved
• high quality support and CPD
• an established and clear behaviour policy
• reasonable marking policy that reflects the EEF’s recommendations and findings
• an ambitious SLT who are determined to make our school a great place to work and learn.

To find out more

Visits to the academy are encouraged.

How to apply

For more information including a full job description/person specification and an application form, please contact the HR Officer via email: HR@smpsac.org

The application form, along with an equal opportunity form, should be returned to the academy by the specified closing date, and must be accompanied by a supporting letter. Other forms of curriculum vitae are not acceptable in place of a completed application form.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Closing date: 27 March 2026

We are a distinctive, caring Christian school, where everyone in the community is valued. It is not a requirement of the role to be a Christian, but candidates should be sympathetic to and support the Christian ethos of the school.

St Mary's Church of England Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to references, which are satisfactory for the advertised post, enhanced DBS with barred list information and identity checks.