20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    12 March 2025

Job details

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

£31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS

Class Teacher  job summary

  • Permanent and full-time
  • Salary Grade MPS/UPS
  • Required from September 2025
  • Suitable for ECTs

The Governors are looking to appoint a full-time Class Teacher for Years 1-6, starting in September 2025. The ideal candidate will be committed to excellence, capable of inspiring and motivating pupils, and have high expectations for both achievement and behaviour. Applications are welcome from ECTs and trainee teachers who will achieve QTS by July 2025.

We are looking for someone who will:

  • support the Catholic ethos of our school 
  • be a good to outstanding practitioner, able to motivate children 
  • be innovative, creative, forward thinking and work collaboratively within our team 
  • have high expectations of children of all groups and abilities 
  • engage and motivate children to learn 
  • be cheerful and friendly and build positive relationships with children, staff and parents 
  • be committed to children’s welfare and safeguarding 
  • have a fair, positive and calm approach to ensure pupils meet high expectations of excellent behaviour 

What we can offer you:

  • A friendly, happy school that lives by its vision statement 
  • Happy children with exemplary standards of behaviour 
  • A welcoming and caring environment where everyone is valued 
  • Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items)
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support)
  • Teachers' pension scheme
  • A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing

Visits to St. Mary’s, Knaresborough are warmly welcomed; please contact Kate Buckley, Office Manager on 01423 864631 to make an appointment. 

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS enhanced disclosure certificate.

In line with KCSiE 2024, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DSB enhanced disclosure certificate.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
186 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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