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Plymstock School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS clearance, which will include, if appropriate, a letter of good conduct from any country in which an applicant has worked or lived in within the last 5 years; plus prudent checks of references and employment history. The interview will include questions about safeguarding children.
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Plymstock School does not accept CVs or applications from third parties / agencies. Only applications received using a Plymstock School application form, and from individuals, will be considered for shortlisting.
If you have the skills and personal qualities that the following job(s) demand, we would like to hear from you.
Teaching Staff Application Form: Download
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Support Staff Application Form: Download
Please complete the appropriate application form and email to recruitment@plymstockschool.org.uk
Should you have any questions, please email us via the recruitment inbox or by phoning 01752 402679
Current Vacancies
Teaching Vacancies
Support Staff Vacancies
CAREERS ASSISTANT – to cover Maternity leave from the end of April 2021
Temporary (Maternity Cover) – 37 hours per week x 39 weeks per year
Grade D (SCP 8 – 14) £20,493 – £23,080 (Actual salary £17,550 – £19,765)
We are seeking a Careers Assistant to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will assist the careers team and advise students with information on careers/courses/further education/higher education and will support the administration of our work experience programme.
Closing Date: 9am Friday 12 March 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed
CARETAKER (multi-site) - required as soon as possible
Permanent – 37 hours per week x All year round (52 weeks)
Grade C (SCP 5 – 7 ) £19,312 – £20,092
We are looking to recruit a Caretaker to join our Premises Team, undertaking maintenance tasks both reactive and planned, as directed by the Premises Manager. The successful candidate will undertake inspections of the school and resolve any findings as well as being responsible for security lockdown and opening of the school premises.
Closing Date: 9am – Friday 12 March 2021
Interview Date: Tuesday 23 March 2021
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - required as soon as possible
Permanent – 34 hours per week x 39 weeks per year
Grade B (SCP 3-4 £18,562 – £18,933) Actual salary £14,607 – £14,899
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, organised and efficient Administrative Assistant to join our busy Admin Team. The successful candidate will assist in providing administrative support across the whole school and ensure that the computerised systems for student records are kept up to date and accurate.
Closing Date: 9am Friday 12 March 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed
REPROGRAPHICS ASSISTANT – required from end of April 2021
Permanent post – 34.5 hours pw x 39 weeks pa
Salary – Grade C – Plymouth SCP 5 – 7 (Actual pro-rata salary £15,421 – £16,044)
(FTE Salary £19,312 – £20,092)
We are looking to recruit a Reprographics Assistant to assist with the provision of the whole school reprographics service, producing materials for teaching/presentation purposes and also offering design services.
Closing Date: 9am – Monday 15 March 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed
SCIENCE TECHNICIAN - CHEMISTRY - required as soon as possible
This is a permanent, full-time post – 37 hours pw x 40 weeks pa
Salary – Grade D, Plymouth SCP 8 – 14 (Actual pro-rata salary £18,000 – £20,272)
(FTE Salary £20,493 – £23,080)
We have an exciting vacancy for a Science Technician, specialising in Chemistry, to support the Science Department. The successful candidate will provide teachers with a range of technical support, enabling them to deliver the science curriculum to students, including advising on health and safety issues.
Closing Date: 9am – Monday 15 March 2021
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
ICT NETWORK MANAGER - required as soon as possible
Permanent – 37 hours per week x All year round (52 weeks)
Grade G (SCP 26-29) £30,451 to £32,910
We are looking to recruit an ICT Network Manager to develop and implement the ICT service and support function for the school collaboratively with Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST), as required by the Senior management team. The postholder will manage the optimisation of the day to day delivery of ICT services and support through a managed service model.
Closing Date: 9am – Tuesday 20 April 2021
Interview Date: Thursday 29 April 2021
Why work in Plymouth?

Why work at Plymstock School?
No two schools are ever the same, but we believe that Plymstock School is a truly unique and special place to work. Our objective is simple – we want to be a world-class learning community that enables all young people to succeed.
We are very successful and are the top performing non-selective school in the city, and one of the highest in the South West for Progress 8, Attainment 8 and EBacc. However, our aspirations spread beyond the region and we are aiming to be in the top 1% of all schools nationally.
We are a very popular choice with parents and are significantly oversubscribed. Consequently, we are expanding our Year 7 school intake from 260 to 300 students each year.
Plymstock School is part of the Westcountry Schools Trust, a tight knit family of schools based around natural geographical proximity in the South West. Formed in 2017, the WeST family currently consists of 22 schools, of which 7 are secondary and 15 primary.
WeST holds a firm belief in giving each child every opportunity to learn and succeed in all that they do. Whilst we are a family of schools who share common values and beliefs, all our schools are unique and hold their own identity. We believe that by working collectively , sharing what works well and jointly developing best practice, we are stronger together and can provide the very best education for our children in our geographical area.
Teaching and learning is at the heart of what we do at Plymstock. Our curriculum is broad, balanced and provides students with the opportunity to discover their hidden talents. You are not told how to teach here and are given the freedom to do what works for you in your area of expertise. We do however, insist all staff have the highest expectations of every child, regardless of background, and use evidence-based practice in the classroom. Our school improvement plan is short, simple and focused on the classroom. Our key foci, rooted in EEF research, are Kagan cooperative learning (EEF+5), developing metacognitive approaches (EEF+8), IaCT (Improvement and Correction Time – our streamlined approach to feedback (EEF+8)) and homework (EEF+5).
Our standards of discipline are very high and consequently teachers really can teach at our school. Our behaviour management system is simple, quick and highly effective. We are a school that still subscribes to traditional expectations for behaviour, and you will find many things that you won’t see elsewhere, such as all students standing when an adult enters a classroom.
We take workload seriously and have reduced the volume of meetings, addressed marking/feedback load, eliminated low-level disruption and importantly we listen to staff feedback and make positive changes wherever possible.
Relationships between staff and students are great and a real strength of this school. Our staff are happy, morale is good and staff turnover is low – people want to work here. We have received much recognition of our work. We are the only school in Plymouth chosen to be featured in the national Good Schools Guide.
If you are still interested there are a number of questions we need you to consider next. Are you someone who…
- believes in, and is committed to, our ambition to be world-class
- sees working with young people as a vocation or calling rather than just a job
- believes that improvement is continuous and that we can always learn more
- will go the extra mile for our great students
- stays positive, committed and won’t give up, even when times are tough
- doesn’t have a big ego and is committed to the team
- is polite and respectful to others, and understands the importance of strong and supportive working relationships
- has a good sense of humour
- has an excellent attendance record
- brings solutions and ideas, rather than problems (moaners need not apply)
- is open to new ideas and will always give something a try
If you can say yes to all of these and want to work in an exciting and dynamic environment, with an amazing group of students and a top-quality team of staff – then Plymstock School is for you and we would warmly welcome your application.