EYFS Classroom Teacher

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 4DW

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual)

EYFS Classroom Teacher job summary

Welcome to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School—a vibrant, inclusive community rooted in Gospel values. We are passionate about nurturing every child to achieve their God-given potential through high-quality education, care, and faith development. We are proud of our strong Catholic ethos, dedicated staff, and enthusiastic pupils. Our values of love, respect, aspiration, and service shape everything we do. We are a reflective and forward-thinking team, committed to continuous improvement and professional growth. If you share our vision and want to make a meaningful impact, we warmly invite you to visit and discover what makes Sacred Heart such a special place to work and grow.

On behalf of the Academy Committee, we would like to recruit a committed, hardworking and dedicated Class Teacher to work in our EYFS provision at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School within The Romero Catholic Academy. Support and professional development are excellent with fantastic opportunities for collaborative partnership across the other Romero Schools. All our staff at every level benefit from high quality professional development opportunities.

The successful candidate will:

Be an excellent classroom practitioner who ensures that all children make great progress

Be a dedicated professional with the ability to inspire children

Have excellent subject knowledge in the subject they lead and the wider curriculum

Set high standards for themselves and others

Work successfully in partnership with parents and our community

Be committed to promoting the Catholic ethos of our school;

Be a team player with good interpersonal skills and able to multi-task in a busy environment;

Be energetic, enthusiastic and caring;

Be able to show excellent organisational and communication skills with both children and colleagues

What we offer:

Health and Wellbeing Cover - Including cashback on optical, dental, therapy treatments, discounts at many high-street retailers, and access to a wide range of wellbeing services

24/7 Counselling & Support Line - Confidential support whenever you need it

Generous Pension Scheme - Helping you plan and invest in your future

Opportunities for Progression - We’re committed to your career growth, with clear development pathways, regular reviews, and access to internal and external training to help you reach your full potential

A Supportive and Inclusive Workplace - Where your wellbeing comes first

Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged, please get in touch to arrange.

The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre-employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

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 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-coventry

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