Class Teacher
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 6RX16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 May 2025
Closing date
11 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Mon-Fri; 32.5hrs per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS1 to MPS6 (£30,000 - £43,607)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Our children would like a teacher who:
- likes children and appreciates their contributions
- really listens to us and uses this information to help us overcome challenges
- is firm but fair with clear boundaries, supportive and understanding
- admits when they have made mistakes and is prepared to learn from them
- keeps us safe and makes us laugh
- ensures learning is fun and challenging and has lots of ways to teach in their toolbox
- really wants to be a part of our school family, parish and community
Our staff and governors are looking for:
- a child-centred holistic approach to teaching and learning, which puts children firmly at the heart
- a team player who is resilient and is prepared to ‘go the extra mile’
- commitment and contribution to our Catholic ethos which is central to our school
- someone who can inspire, innovate and work with others to problem-solve
- be an outstanding role model
- someone who understands the importance of building good relationships with everyone
- a good sense of humour
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- A strong inclusive environment where our ethos is central to all we do
- A warm and welcoming school that is unique in its richness and diversity
- A caring, hardworking and dedicated school team who are committed to a child-centred approach to maximise improvement
- Staff Health and Well-Being programme and support
- Enthusiastic and inquisitive children who are wonderful to work with
- A commitment to strong partnerships between children, parents, school team, governors, the local parishes and the wider community
- A commitment to continuing professional development and career progression for all
Further details about the role
Are you looking for a unique challenge? Do you believe that all children can learn despite their barriers? Can you inspire others? Do you think you have the skills and talent we are looking for?
The school Governing Body are seeking to appoint an innovative, reflective and talented teacher who will work to make a significant contribution to closing the gap in learning and raising standards for all our children. The challenge is to enable all children to achieve their full potential through creative and immersive learning experiences which are explicit in our mission statement.
We are highly committed to staff professional development and have a proven track record of outstanding career progression, from ECT to UPS and beyond. We welcome ECTs as well as more experienced MPS teachers, who are ready to take on take on middle leadership responsibilities and progress to UPS.
Commitment to safeguarding
At St Francis of Assisi, we are highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children.
To achieve our commitment, we will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers.
SAFEGUARDING IS EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY!
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 233 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- admin@bsf-leeds.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01132700978
We are a primary school setting, part of a MAT trust, St Gregory The Great.
· A visibly Catholic school with Christ at heart, that cherishes everyone
· A school which offers a high-quality inclusive education
· A school in which teaching constantly strives to be better
· A school where the whole community values learning
· A school which promotes independence, motivation and perseverance
· A school in which pupils demonstrate calm and positive behaviour
· A school which sets no ceiling on the expectations of pupil achievement and believes that every child, has the right to feel clever, and achieve greatness.
Arranging a visit to St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@bsf-leeds.co.uk.
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