22 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    5 May 2025

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 3pm

  • Date listed

    26 March 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - three months

Pay scale

MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Is supportive of the Catholic ethos of the school.

  • Is an excellent classroom practitioner and has a passion for teaching.

  • Believes in a rich, stimulating and challenging curriculum.

  • Has a good sense of humour and excellent interpersonal skills.

  • Has a commitment to raising standards of attainment and driving progress forward through accurate assessment, robust tracking and interventions.

  • Can help, support and foster the growth of the pupils in your care.

What the school offers its staff

  • A caring family school with its ethos rooted in Catholic principles.

  • Well behaved children who enjoy school and want to learn.

  • A creative and supportive staff team who are committed to ensuring every child, regardless of ability, reaches their true potential.

  • Supportive parents and governors.

  • Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development.

  • A vibrant learning environment.

  • A school situated on the outskirts of Ipswich with good motorway links.

  • Excellent resources and facilities.

Further details about the role

The Governors of St Mark’s RC Primary School are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, dedicated, enthusiastic and imaginative classroom practitioner to join our hardworking staff. We would welcome applications from Early Careers Teachers and established classroom practitioners.

  • The pupils would like a teacher that is energetic, fun, and can contribute to extra-curricular activities.

  • The staff would like someone who can be an effective team member, inspire the pupils, and motivate others.

  • The leadership team are looking for someone who has a thorough understanding of how young people learn and can drive forward pupil progress and school improvement.

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 michal.keller@st-marks.suffolk.sch.uk

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About St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 5 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
205 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 11
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01473601748

Arranging a visit to St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email michal.keller@st-marks.suffolk.sch.uk.

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