Class Teacher

Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8AU

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  12 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 May 2026

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: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) M1 – UPS2

Class Teacher job summary

Salary - £32,916 - £51,048

September 2026 start.

The Governors in support of the Directors at Our Lady & St Benedict’s are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, energetic and enthusiastic class teacher to join our friendly, hardworking and committed team. We require an individual who will maintain the highest levels of effectiveness and pedagogical development throughout their career and vitally, will celebrate and reflect our children’s unique talents and gifts.

Our new teacher will:

• Be committed to actively upholding the catholic ethos of our school
• Be a good and better classroom practitioner, committed to raising standards
• Be creative, imaginative and innovative
• Have high expectations of pupil achievement, attainment and behaviour
• Have good communication skills at all levels

We can offer you:

• A welcoming and friendly school with well-motivated, happy children
• Dedicated and committed team members
• A supportive Board of Directors and Governing Body
• Strong links with other Collegiate schools
• A strong commitment to your professional development
• A positive environment in which to develop your own ideas and initiatives

The post will be offered on a Catholic Education Service Contract. Our Lady & St Benedict are part of the St Gabriel the Archangel Multi Academy Trust who are a living wage employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to DBS disclosure.

Potential candidates are warmly invited to visit our school.

Application forms are available to download from our school website www.ourladyandstbenedict.co.uk

No applications will be accepted after 12pm on 12th June 2026.

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 Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 221 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-and-st-benedict-catholic-academy

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