Class Teacher

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2EG

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE) Full time OR Part time / Job share

Class Teacher job summary

This is a rare opportunity to join a successful and established team at St Mary's Banbury where you will make professional connections that will last, as well as work in a compassionate, exciting, creative and diverse school at the heart of Banbury. Full time or part time options are available for the right candidates, please express your preference in application.

As a member of an ODST school, you will have outstanding professional development opportunities, including experienced mentoring if newly qualified and opportunities to develop your subject and professional interests if more experienced. Our teachers plan in teams, sharing the workload and having joint PPA whenever possible. Our wellbeing is a priority and this is a team that looks after each other and has fun together just as much as it is committed to great outcomes for the children.

St Mary's is the oldest school in Banbury, at the heart of the town, serving a highly diverse and culturally mixed community from across all local areas. With a flourishing Nursery and one form entry, we ensure children learn from their individual starting points with a highly inclusive philosophy ensuring every child gets what they need, when they need it.

Driven by our Vision to 'Learn, Transform and Grow', our curriculum is carefully organised to develop children's language and reading skills and ensure that mathematical development has an equally high priority. Foundation subjects are taught creatively, with children engaging in a high level of educational and cultural visits, events and activities and enabling learning to be a lived experience which they love to share with each other, their families and our community.

Specialist sport and music provision is further enhanced with Commando Joe's character education and our playtimes are the best! St Mary's is the proud holder of an OPAL Platinum Award for play, making our playtimes irresistible and some of the best anywhere! Our well established breakfast and after school clubs, provide support for working families as well as many children who love to stay and enjoy even more time in school. The children know they are loved and cared for with compassion and our wonderful support team help them and all our teachers to meet the needs of all, so that everyone is included to take a full and active part in school life.

We work with our sister school, Wroxton Primary School, in an Executive partnership which gives exciting opportunities to work with colleagues in a much smaller, rural location five minutes away and to further enhance and grow our professional network and skills.

Supported by a deeply committed school leadership team, active local Governors and ODST this is an opportunity for ambitious, positive and exciting teachers to make a difference in the lives of a wide range of children.

To find out more about our very special school, please look at our website and you are warmly invited to come and meet us and have a look around our school in person.

To arrange a visit, or virtual meeting, please contact the school office on 01295263026 or email office@banburystmarysschool.co.uk

St Mary's CE Primary School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks will be carried out to comply with KCSIE.

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-church-of-england-primary-school-banbury

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