19 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025 or sooner

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    27 March 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time, 32.5 Hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Scale L2, £51,027 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Be a proven strong EYFS teacher who has a clear understanding of high-quality teaching, learning and curriculum.
  • Have leadership skills that will enable staff to flourish and pupils to reach their potential, underpinned by a strong personal philosophy and clear pedagogical subject knowledge.
  • Be happy to support the Catholic ethos of our school through our school values.
  • Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for all pupils.
  • Have high expectations of themselves and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.
  • A commitment to developing an engaging and exciting curriculum based on practical and first-hand learning experiences set within a very strong learning environment.

What the school offers its staff

We welcome colleagues who share our vision and our absolute commitment to our pupils, our staff, our families, parishes and the wider communities we serve. As a school within the Mater Christi Trust, we offer development opportunities to work with other schools and colleagues on a wider stage as part of our school’s commitment to educational development.

Further details about the role

Full information about the post and an application pack is available to download at https://mater-christi.com/our-trust/vacancies/

If you would like to visit the school, please contact angela.williams@mater-christi.com to arrange an appointment.

Completed applications should be returned to: angela.williams@mater-christi.com

Closing Date: 12pm on Tuesday 22nd April 2025 Interviews: Week Commencing 28th April 2025

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 angela.williams@mater-christi.com

CVs are not accepted.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
233 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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Arranging a visit to St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email angela.williams@mater-christi.com.

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