Class Teacher
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8HJ17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
27 March 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MP1 - UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key to your success will be:
- An understanding of relevant educational policies and practices
- Ability to relate well to children and adults
- Excellent IT skills organisational skills
- Excellent initiative and able to demonstrate the ability to problem solve and react quickly and effectively to resolve situations that arise
- Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model whilst planning, implementing and developing teaching and learning
- Excellent people skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent oral, written and numerical skills
Able to support and actively promote the Catholic ethos of the school
What the school offers its staff
We are looking to fill two class teacher vacancies; one within KS1 and one within KS2.
St James is a fantastic school where staff are well supported to provide a well mapped out curriculum and are encouraged to learn and develop as professionals. We invest in schemes for English, Maths, Humanities and RE to free up staff to deliver lessons and focus on the learning. Behaviour is really strong and our pupils want to learn. Ofsted has been and gone last academic year, rating us as outstanding.
Staff wellbeing is really important to us, but this is not a gimmick, it is embedded into how we work on a daily basis with consideration given to workload and support where needed. Every member of staff gets a half day per term wellbeing time to take when they wish. Flexibility is given when important personal events happen.
Staff CPD is core to our improvement, all staff have been given opportunities to go on Erasmus trips to learn from centres of excellence in Finland, Sweden, Poland, Iceland, Spain and Italy. We work closely with our local schools to develop our staff and have accessed numerous NPQ courses and MA's for staff.
The school prioritises opportunities for professional development and career progression for each member of the team.
There is also opportunities that arise periodically for additional TLR (Teaching and learning responsibility) payments to be made where individuals are ambitious and seek to develop a significant whole school priority.
Come and have a look around, meet the school dog Millie, the school cat Sasha, the guinea pigs and the hens. Oh and meet the children and staff! Then put your application in!
The role would be suitable for an ECT or a more experienced Teacher
Further details about the role
An application form, job description and person specification are available on our school website St James the Great RC Primary & Nursery School - Job Vacancies
If you are keen to develop professionally in an exciting, caring and supportive environment, we look forward to receiving your application form, letter of application and a personal statement which addresses the requirements for this role as detailed in the advert, person specification and job description.
Visits to our school are strongly recommended, please email finance@stjamesthegreat.org to arrange a visit.
Closing date: 5pm Thursday 27th March 2025 - Return completed applications to the Deputy Head – Martinr@stjamesthegreat.org
Shortlisted candidates will be informed on Friday 28th March 2025
Interviews: Thursday 3rd April 2025
We reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates early.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to martinr@stjamesthegreat.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 431 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School website
- Email address
- finance@stjamesthegreat.org
- Phone number
- 02087713424
At St James the Great we seek to create a supportive and friendly environment where each child has the opportunity to develop the highest possible level of achievement fulfilling their academic, moral, physical and spiritual potential in a climate of tolerance of individual differences where Gospel values permeate daily life and we strive to use our skills and talents for the good of all.
Arranging a visit to St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email finance@stjamesthegreat.org.
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