20 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    30 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    26 March 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Be a proven creative and inspirational teacher
  • Care passionately about the progress and well-being of all children
  • Have an excellent understanding of AFL, planning and teaching to meet the different needs of pupils
  • Be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills
  • Hold high expectations for all pupils and have the ability to motivate children and colleagues
  • Willingness to lead a core subject is desirable

What the school offers its staff

  • A dedicated, experienced headteacher
  • A caring and friendly working environment
  • Happy, friendly children who are keen to learn
  • Hardworking and dedicated staff
  • A very supportive Governing Body

Flexible working opportunities

  • Remote working for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time
  • Willing to consider a job share for the right candidate

Further details about the role

  • We are a Roman Catholic School and we welcome applicants of all faiths and no faith.
  • If you would like to find out more about our values please contact us to arrange a visit.
  • We encourage prompt applications and we reserve the right to contact outstanding candidates before the deadline.

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 complete the online application.

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Additional documents

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About St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
213 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01235 521558

Our caring, Catholic school has been described as one which ‘inspires pupils with determination to change the world’ (Ofsted 2020). Now St Edmund’s school is looking to welcome an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed teacher, supportive of our school mission and Catholic ethos to join our happy, motivated children.

The successful candidate will:
• Be a proven creative and inspirational teacher
• Care passionately about the progress and well-being of all children
• Have an excellent understanding of AFL, planning and teaching to
meet the different needs of pupils
• Be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills
• Hold high expectations for all pupils and have the ability to motivate
children and colleagues
• Ability to lead a core subject is desirable.

What we can offer you is:
• A dedicated, experienced headteacher
• A caring and friendly working environment
• Happy, friendly children who are keen to learn
• Hardworking and dedicated staff
• A very supportive Governing Body.

Arranging a visit to St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office.3856@st-edmunds-rc.oxon.sch.uk.

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