Class Teacher

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN7 6LR

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: £34,398.00 - £38,627.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher job summary

St. Paul’s Catholic Primary School is excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a class teacher to join our vibrant, faith-filled school community. We are dedicated to ensuring that every child is valued as a unique individual with infinite potential, and we are looking for a passionate teacher who shares this vision.

We welcome applications from:

• Early Career Teachers (ECTs) eager to take the first step in their teaching career.
• Teachers looking for the next step in their career.

At St. Paul’s, we offer:

• A comprehensive induction programme fully aligned with the ECT framework.
• Dedicated release time for your professional development.
• One-on-one mentoring from our experienced team of mentors to support you every step of the way.

The successful candidate will join a warm, friendly, and supportive team. We encourage candidates to share their curriculum strengths and interests as part of their application. As part of the team, you will help shape the next phase of our school's journey.

We are looking for someone who:

• Understands that children’s wellbeing is key to successful learning.
• Is an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations for themselves, colleagues, and students.
• Can be an inspirational role model for children and staff.
• Has a dynamic, enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning.
• Is reflective and eager to develop their teaching practice.
• Can adapt teaching to meet the needs, interests, and stage of development of each child.
• Employs a range of assessment for learning strategies to ensure all pupils are supported in their learning.
• Works in partnership with parents, staff, and governors.
• Supports the Catholic ethos of the school (applications from non-Catholics who are willing to support this ethos are also welcome).

What we offer:

• Pupils who are happy, beautifully behaved, and motivated to learn.
• A welcoming, inclusive community where all are valued.
• A commitment to continuing professional development with excellent CPD opportunities.
• A wellbeing package designed to support work-life balance.
• An exciting chance to work with a collaborative senior leadership team dedicated to creating a curriculum that is motivating, relevant, and memorable.
• A positive and caring teaching environment.
• A friendly, motivated team with supportive Governors and Parents.

If you're passionate about teaching and ready to make a real difference in the lives of our students, we would love to hear from you.

Please visit our school website (St Paul's Catholic Primary School) to gain a deeper insight into our school community.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants. St Paul’s is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis, therefore an early application is advisable.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About St Paul's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 231 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Paul's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-paul-s-catholic-primary-school-en7-6lr

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