30 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2026

  • Closing date

    2 November 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    3 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher job summary

Join Our Exceptional School Community

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School, a very successful school part of the St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust, is seeking to appoint dynamic and passionate qualified teacher to join our teaching team from January 2026. The role is fixed term until August 2026, with the prospect of a potential permanent contract at the end of the term.

We are excited to invite passionate educators to join our vibrant and supportive school family. At our school, we believe in fostering an environment that encourages both professional growth and personal well-being.

Why Join Us?

  • Generous 2-Week October Half-Term: Enjoy a well-deserved break in the autumn with a 2-week half-term, allowing you to recharge and spend quality time with loved ones.
  • Leadership Opportunities: As part of our Trust, there are numerous opportunities for leadership development, enabling you to enhance your career and take on new challenges in a collaborative and supportive setting.
  • A Loving, Caring Environment: We pride ourselves on providing a nurturing and positive environment where both staff and students are supported, valued, and respected.
  • Half-Day Closure on Fridays: We understand the importance of work-life balance. Every Friday, our school closes early to accommodate planning, preparation, and assessment (PPA) time, giving you a well-earned opportunity to focus on your professional responsibilities.
  • Effective Schemes of Work: To help reduce workload, our well-structured schemes of work are designed to support teachers in delivering high-quality lessons while minimising administrative burden.

If you're looking for a school that values work-life balance, offers leadership potential, provides a strong Catholic ethos and a caring atmosphere for both staff and students, we would love to hear from you!

Apply early - if a suitable candidate is identified interviews may be held earlier.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required and all schools are committed to the safeguarding and well-being of our pupils.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Non Catholics are welcome to apply.

For further details, please contact Cheryl Harris - School Operations Manager / PA to the Head Teacher. Either via email admin@smdpluton.co.uk or alternatively call on 01582 617600

For further information about our school please visit our website: www.stmartindeporresluton.co.uk

St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. References will be taken prior to any offer of employment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced DBS and background check.

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
402 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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St Martin’s Catholic Primary School is a school within the St Alban Catholic Academics Trust and can offer a strong Catholic ethos, friendly, motivated and enthusiastic staff, positive, happy children who enjoy learning and great opportunities for professional development.

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