Class Teacher

St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5RS

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE) Main pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Key Stage 1 Teacher to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate teacher who is dedicated to helping children thrive both academically and personally. This role will be available from 1 September 2026 until July 2027.

The successful candidate will teach a Key Stage 1 class and play a key role in supporting our pupils to live out and embody our school values in their learning and relationships. We are looking for someone who creates an engaging and nurturing classroom environment where all children feel supported and inspired to achieve their best.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an enthusiastic and reflective Key Stage 1 teacher

• Have experience of teaching phonics and early reading

• Demonstrate high expectations for learning and behaviour

• Be committed to supporting pupils’ personal development alongside academic progress

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver a high-quality curriculum

• Promote and model the school’s values in everyday practice

We can offer:

• Friendly and supportive colleagues

• Enthusiastic, motivated children who enjoy learning

• A welcoming school community

• Opportunities to collaborate and develop professionally

We welcome applications from teachers who are passionate about early learning and supporting children at the start of their educational journey.

What’s in it for you?

• A salary of £32,916 - £45,352 per annum (MPS 1-6)
• Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best.
• A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
• Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for teachers.
• Fantastic benefits:
• Access to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
• Access to top-tier CPD opportunities tailored to your development.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing emotional, financial, and legal support for you and your family.
• Exclusive perks: From staff discounts to a Cycle-to-Work scheme, we’ve got you covered!
• A welcoming community: Work with enthusiastic students, supportive colleagues, and a leadership team that values your expertise.

Visits are warmly welcomed so you can see for yourself what a warm and welcoming place we are. We encourage you to talk to us to learn more about the role. Please contact school office on 0115 915 0296 to arrange a visit or to discuss the role further.

You do not need to be a Catholic to work for our Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants in line with Safer Recruitment Practices.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-margaret-clitherow-catholic-primary-school-nottingham

At St Margaret Clitherow, ‘Love one another, as I have loved you’ underpins everything that we do, plan to do and expect from our children and staff.

We are a multi-cultural, multi-lingual, diverse school that promotes cohesion, tolerance and respect for all people at all times.

We are a Catholic school, but we welcome and embrace children and staff of different faiths or no faith.

We work tirelessly to ensure our children can go forward as respectful, tolerant young people who can contribute positively to the world in which they will live, grow and participate in.

We believe that every one of our children, made in God’s image and likeness, is valued as unique with extraordinary gifts and talents which we aim to discover and develop through an effective partnership between home, school and Church.

We are all incredibly proud of our school and it is a very special place to be. A vibrant place where minds and hearts are nurtured and a place where lifetime friendships are made. It is a place where children are at the heart of every decision we make and are loved for who they are

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