Key Stage 1 Teacher
St James & St John Church of England Primary School, London, W2 3QD15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year (or Permanent)
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale (Inner London) dependent on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
The ideal candidate will be committed to:
- Sharing the school’s vision to enable all pupils and staff to flourish academically, personally and spiritually so that they can ‘Go, shine in the world!';
- Teaching using evidence-informed strategies from cognitive psychology to develop learning in pupils’ long-term memory;
- Caring deeply about pupils by teaching and promoting good behaviour and effectively managing poor behaviour so that all pupils succeed;
- Creating a calm, positive and purposeful classroom environment through an insistence on excellence;
- Being determined to continually develop by seeking out and welcoming constructive feedback through our coaching model;
Knowledge:
- Up to date knowledge of the Primary National Curriculum.
- Knowledge and understanding of teaching children who are learning English as an additional language and of children with SEND.
Experience:
- Experience teaching in the primary range.
- Experience of reflecting on and improving teaching practice to increase pupil achievement.
Behaviours:
- Well-organised and professional
- Work effectively within a team
- Commitment to continual development through constructive feedback and coaching
- Committed to the school’s vision and values
- A belief in the potential of every pupil to achieve
- Motivation to continually improve standards and achieve excellence
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils
- Effective and systematic behaviour management, with clear boundaries, sanctions, praise and reward
- Excellent attendance and punctuality
Other desirable training and skills
- Commitment to equality of opportunity and the safeguarding and welfare of all pupils.
- Willingness to undertake training.
What the school offers its staff
What the school can offer teachers:
- A calm and purposeful school environment where the main focus is on learning. Our simple and clear behaviour systems teach pupils good behaviour habits. Poor behaviour is managed and dealt with so that it does not prevent others from learning.
- An ambitious, carefully-sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum planning for teachers to use in every subject.
- A supportive coaching model for improvement and self-development.
- A professional workplace where the school supports teachers to manage
their workload by focusing on the tasks that matter.
Further details about the role
Key responsibilities will include:
- Teach to the highest standard, so that pupils make good progress.
- To fully implement all school systems for creating a culture of excellence.
- To make a positive contribution to the effective daily working of the school by fulfilling the school’s vision and values.
- Be consistently professional in your approach to pupils, staff and parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
St James and St John CE Primary School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, two references, and prohibition from teaching check.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St James & St John Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 180 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- office@stjstj.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02075040535
St James and St John CE Primary School is a one-form-entry (Nursery to Year 6) primary school in Bayswater, London. Our school serves a diverse community with a range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
We are determined for pupils at our school be successful now and in the future through excellent academic attainment and excellent personal and social skills.
St Luke’s is part of the Go Shine CE Federation. This is a federation of schools across Westminster and Camden under the leadership of an Executive Headteacher. Our schools are strengthened by working closely with each other.
Teachers benefit from having comprehensive, high-quality curriculum plans in all subjects, written by expert teachers. This supports teachers’ workload and many career development opportunities are provided through the federation.
Arranging a visit to St James & St John Church of England Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@stjstj.co.uk.
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