Class Teacher
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bath, Somerset, BA1 4EH18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
4 March 2026 at 8am
Date listed
13 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual)
Class Teacher job summary
Class Teacher, Year 5 - St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Bath
MPR, Full time
Start Date: 20th April 2026. Fixed Term until 31st August 2026
Behind every confident child is a teacher who believed in them first - the teacher who offers encouragement at just the right moment, celebrates every success, and occasionally helps solve the mystery of a missing jumper five minutes before home time.
At St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, teaching is about more than delivering a curriculum. It is about providing a nurturing, loving and sustainable environment where every child is happy and able to flourish. We are committed to delivering exemplary and inspirational learning that instils confidence and strong Christian values, enabling our children to thrive as responsible members of their community for life.
St Mary’s is a caring, faith-filled and ambitious school where happy children develop a genuine love of learning. Rooted in our Catholic ethos, we nurture independent thinkers and lifelong learners who are confident in their abilities, respectful of others and guided by Christian values in all that they do.
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Year 5 Class Teacher who wants to make a real difference and be part of a supportive, welcoming and values-driven school community.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations for every child
- Can turn learning into an engaging and meaningful experience that sparks curiosity
- Brings creativity, energy and warmth to their teaching
- Builds strong, positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues
- Believes every child deserves to feel valued, challenged and successful
- Is reflective, motivated and committed to continual professional growth
- Enjoys working collaboratively and contributing to wider school life
- Has a passion for education, shaping young minds, and the ability to locate lost jumpers at record speed!
- Understands that great teaching often involves equal parts planning, encouragement and patience.
At St Mary’s, you will find:
- Children who are enthusiastic, kind and eager to learn
- A genuinely supportive and collaborative staff team
- A nurturing, loving and inclusive school environment
- A strong Catholic ethos at the heart of school life
- Opportunities to grow professionally and develop leadership skills
- A close-knit community where every member is known, valued and cared for
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is proud to be part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, offering excellent professional development and collaboration across a family of schools throughout the South West.
If you are a teacher who understands that great teaching is built on relationships, high expectations and those everyday moments that help children grow in confidence and character, we would love to hear from you.
To arrange a visit, please contact admin@smb.thedcet.com, or to find out more please contact recruitment@thedcet.com
Closing date: 4th March 2026
Interview date: 11th March 2026
Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt and we may close the role early.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this role involves directly working with children and significant contact with children, and therefore we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for this post prior to commencement. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
If successfully shortlisted the HR Department will also be conducting an individual online search including social media platforms of your ‘name, education and employment’, to demonstrate due diligence following ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance. The search will not form part of the actual shortlisting process and any concerns arising from the search will be discussed directly with you.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- Up to 210 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School website
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