Class Teacher

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Bristol, BS7 0UP

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  14 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 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: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Monthly

Class Teacher job summary

Class Teacher

Maternity Cover Contract

Full Time

Main Scale Salary - M1 to M6

ECTs and experienced Teachers welcome to apply

Would you like to join our school family at St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School Bristol?

The Governors wish to appoint a creative, dynamic, motivated and inspirational Class Teacher to join our school family.

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a warm, vibrant, welcoming and inclusive school serving the parishes of St Teresa’s and St Vincent’s in North Bristol. We are a popular, oversubscribed Catholic school, a Good school (OFSTED June 2024) and an ‘outstanding Catholic school’ (Diocesan Inspection March 2025).

As part of the Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, we are committed to providing the highest quality education and securing the very best outcomes for every child.

We offer:

• a happy, friendly, welcoming family with a strong, positive and caring Catholic ethos
• children who are committed, enthusiastic and fully engaged in their learning
• an enthusiastic and committed staff team
• a commitment to your continuing professional development
• supportive leadership from our Principal, CEO, MAT Directors, Governors, and an engaged parent community
• the opportunity to become a part of a very special school family.

We are seeking an exemplary classroom practitioner who:

• is passionate about teaching and learning and can motivate, engage and inspire pupils to achieve success
• has an excellent understanding of pedagogy and practice
• is fully committed to supporting the ethos, mission and values of a Catholic school
• is able to foster excellent relationships with children, parents and staff
• is determined, resilient and has high expectations of themselves and others
• is flexible, has a good sense of humour and has an understanding of the 'bigger picture'
• applications from Early Career Teachers are welcome.

‘Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.’ (Yeats).

If you want to kindle the fire that gives our children the best start possible, then we look forward to hearing from you! We want to hear from excellent teachers who are keen to work at our school.

We invite you to apply for this Class teacher position to become part of our school family. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the vision of our school.

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School is a proud member of the Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, offering opportunities for collaboration, professional development and contribution to a growing and ambitious Trust committed to excellence in Catholic education.

If you think this is you then we would love to hear from you!

Visits to the school prior to application are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office on 0117 9030412 to arrange a time to visit.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an online search.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

‘We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and undergo an enhanced DBS check.’

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 Teresa's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Teresa's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-teresa-s-catholic-primary-school-bs7-0up

St Teresa’s is a mixed Catholic Primary school of 210 pupils, with 30 pupils in each year group. St Teresa’s serves families within the Diocese of Clifton including parts of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Our core mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires our school family to excellence in all our God given talents, where we let our lights shine for all to see!

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