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Class teacher

St James Infant School, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4AG

This job expired on 30 May 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  30 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay scale

Class teacher job summary

📢 Job Advertisement: Class Teacher (Reception) – St James Infant School 🏫

📅 Start Date: September 2025
📝 Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
💰 Salary: MPS/UPS (dependent on experience)
📍 Location: St James Infant School

Are you an experienced Early Years teacher with a passion for nurturing young learners? 🌱 Do you want to be part of an outstanding team in a warm, inclusive, and vibrant school community? 💖 If so, we’d love to hear from you!

St James Infant School is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Reception Class Teacher 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 to join our exceptional Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) team from September 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the educational journey of our youngest pupils 🧒👧.

🌟 About the Role

As our new Reception teacher, you will:

• Lead a Reception class, creating a safe, inspiring, and nurturing learning environment 🛏️✨.

• Deliver high-quality teaching that supports the developmental and academic needs of every child 📘✏️.

• Collaborate closely with EYFS colleagues and subject leaders to embed our engaging and ambitious Early Years curriculum 🤝📚.

• Uphold and promote our core values of respect, kindness, inclusion, and teamwork 💙🌈🤗🤝.

✅ What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Has proven experience and a strong understanding of Early Years education 🎓.

• Is committed to inclusive practice and fostering a love of learning in every child ❤️📖.

• Brings energy, creativity, and a collaborative spirit to a supportive team 🎨⚡.

• Is passionate about contributing to the continuous improvement of our outstanding provision 🏆.

🎉 Why Join St James Infant School?

St James is a thriving, child-centred school with a strong reputation for excellence 🌟. You will be joining a supportive and experienced team who work together to ensure every child flourishes 🌻. We are deeply committed to staff development and wellbeing, and offer a friendly and positive working environment 😊.

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👋 Visits to the school are warmly encouraged.
To arrange a visit or request an application pack, please contact the school office.
📅 Closing date: 30.5.25
🗓️ Interview date: 5.6.25

🛡️ St James Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

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.

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About St James Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 8
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 183 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 8
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St James Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-james-infant-school-daventry

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