Teachers required from September 2026
Permanent, Full Time Roles
Salary: MS1 – UPS3: £32,9165 - £51,048 per annum

About the School

Rugeley John Taylor School, part of John Taylor MAT, is proud to be growing the only ‘all-through’ school within our Trust family. Having opened our doors to our first cohort of Year 7 students in September 2025, we are continuing to build a school that will serve local communities from the earliest years right through to Sixth Form, offering a ‘gold standard’ learning experience. As we expand, we continue to embed the core features of John Taylor MAT that have become a hallmark of its success and are looking for talented and committed teachers to join us on the next stage of our journey and development.

Role

We are seeking to appoint a Primary School Teacher (Nursery) in September 2026 who will work closely with the founding teaching team, the Executive Headteacher and Head of School (Primary), to continue to build an inspiring curriculum and deliver a quality first learning experience.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience of teaching in the relevant key stages
• Ability to inspire and engage young learners with creative and adaptive teaching skills
• Ability to implement effective behaviour management strategies
• Understanding of how to provide risk learning opportunities for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
• A willingness to go the extra mile as the school and staff team evolves
• Ability to collaborate with a supportive, dynamic and hardworking team
• Ability to take responsibility and accountability for consistent progress of all pupils
• Skills to nurture, inspire, challenge and motivate others, acting as an exemplary role model

Application Process

Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@rjt.jtmat.co.uk. Only fully completed application forms will be considered. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 13th April 2026 at 12.00pm
Interview dates: 21st April/22nd April 2026
When applying, you must be available for the advertised interview dates. There are no alternative dates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention.

John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.