KS2 Teacher required for September 2025

St Luke's CofE Primary School, London, EC1V 3SJ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £36745 and £47666

What skills and experience we're looking for

2024 Teacher Job description

General Duties and Responsibilities

To fulfil the duties and responsibilities for teachers contained in the most recent Pay and Conditions Document and the national standards for teachers. These duties are equally binding and form the basic employment conditions for all teaching staff. Copies are available from the Headteacher on request.

Purpose of the Job

To enable children to achieve to the best of their ability through high quality teaching, learning and curriculum provision within a strong Christian ethos.

Reporting to: Head teacher

Whole School

• Promote the aims of the school and implement all whole school policies proactively.
• To show commitment to the school’s Christian identity
• To follow the equal opportunities policy and be proactive in its implementation.
• Build team commitment with colleagues both in the classroom (with TAs) and outside the classroom (e.g. curriculum teams, phase group).
• Work positively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic and social groups.
• To actively promote and safeguard the welfare of pupils.
• To accept joint responsibility with colleagues for the school environment, especially public areas.
• To be a member of a curriculum team taking responsibility (according to experience) for aspects of development.
• To contribute and show commitment to the development of the school’s extracurricular provision if required.
• Provide children with quality learning experiences delivered through quality teaching. Plan, prepare and deliver lessons within the school’s framework based on the National Curriculum, Foundation Stage Guidelines.
• Cater for the wide range of needs ensuring inclusion and success for each child. Take the lead responsibility for managing, coordinating and building on any additional support or interventions for individual children.
• Track pupil progression (individuals and groups) using available data, actively engaging in pupil progress review. Keep meaningful records and monitor performance against targets.
• To apply the principles of assessment for learning in particular giving quality feedback to children and using information gathered to inform planning.
• Use a range of strategies to ensure that children are focused on learning including behaviour management. Proactively develop children’s socialisation skills and to make the correct choices.
• Maintain and enhance class environments to facilitate learning.
• Devise means of ensuring the efficient and responsible use of resources and equipment at all times.
• Display pupil’s work in an attractive, informative and interactive way to promote learning.
• To establish and maintain good relationships with colleagues and to model these for the pupils. Be sensitive to colleagues needs and feelings.
• Plan with and contribute to the work of year group teams.
• Communicate effectively with class teachers and teaching assistants to ensure all relevant information is shared e.g. assessments, behaviour issues, communication with parents
• Treat all colleagues equally and collectively support new team members.
• To establish and maintain good relationships with parents – being honest and constructive.
• Be available to and welcome parents in a confident and professional way.
• Report to parents in line with whole school policy and National requirements.
• Actively participate in professional development, keeping up to date with current developments in primary education. To share information and implement improvements.
• Be active as a learner within the school setting e.g. participating in peer coaching and CPD opportunities and acting on advice given.
• Participate in the appraisal of your performance.
• Be part of a school improvement team and with support from senior leader contribute to the team in its delivery of its School Improvement Plan.

Teaching and Learning

Colleagues

Parents

School Development

Other clauses:

1. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Teachers Pay and Conditions document (TPCD).

2. This job description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and no part of it may be so construed.

3. The job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed at least once a year and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.

4. This job description may be varied to meet the changing demands of the academy at the reasonable discretion of the head teacher.

5. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment. It describes the way the post holder is expected and required to perform and complete the particular duties as set out in the foregoing.

6. Post holder may deal with sensitive material and should maintain confidentiality in all academy related matters.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

Person specification

Notes for the Candidates

The person specification is a picture of the skills, knowledge and experience needed to carry out the job. It has been used to draw up the advertisement and will also be used in the shortlisting and interviewing process for the post. Those categories marked 'S' will be used especially for the purposes of shortlisting. Only those applicants who meet these requirements will be shortlisted.

Education and Qualifications

• Qualified teacher status

S S

Experience

• Minimum 2 years successful teaching experience (strong ECTs will be considered)

S

Knowledge and understanding

Thorough knowledge and understanding of:

• excellent primary practice
• the requirements of primary curriculum and of how standards can be raised
• equal opportunities issues and the implementation of equal opportunities policy
• inclusion and how this impacts on children
• high expectations of pupils’ in terms of educational outcomes and their behaviour

S S

S

Skills and abilities

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the ability to:

• be a highly effective class teacher understanding how to bring about exciting and meaningful learning
• raise the standards of pupils’ attainment and secure progress towards their targets
• track progression, organise and implement a range of strategies to ensure a child makes progress
• communicate effectively and accurately in a variety of contexts and at the level necessary for the post
• deal with children with warmth, care and understanding and yet set clear and appropriate boundaries for behaviour
• motivate, work with and relate positively to colleagues and parents
• work positively with a wide range of cultural, ethnic and social groups
• work effectively as part of a team
• have excellent ICT skills to support the learning of pupils at the primary level

S S

S

S

Self-management / personal qualities

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate that:

• s/he can maintain a sense of proportion. Plan, organise and prioritise workload
• s/he is highly motivated and committed
• s/he can use own initiative, set realistic goals,

S S

work towards them and monitor progress

• s/he has the desire to continue learning for themselves

S

Commitments

• To show a commitment to working in a Church of England Primary School and an understanding of our role in serving our community.
• understand the importance of Equal Opportunities as a pivotal policy within the school and be able to demonstrate a commitment to this
• understand the importance of promoting and safeguarding the welfare of pupils
• implementing the aims and values of the school
• has a view of education that has as its focus raising achievement within a caring environment
• promoting and managing as appropriate, those policies and initiatives that are part of the school improvement plan

S S S

What the school offers its staff

St Luke’s Church of England Primary School Islington Inner London

Our vision is to ‘Love God. Love your neighbour as yourself: Be the Good Samaritan’ Luke 10:25-37

KS2 Class Teacher September 2025

Salary: Main Pay Scale

Are you a dedicated, energetic, creative, innovative teacher with a strong commitment to inclusion? We are looking to appoint a highly skilled class teacher who is committed to high standards of achievement and behaviour for all children. St Luke’s is a one-form entry school in the heart of the EC1 community. At St Luke’s we learn to love, care for and serve one another, our families, our community and the world. Our school is fully inclusive. Everyone knows they belong. No-one is left out or left behind.We aim for our school to be a place where we are empowered by God’s love to care and serve, with perseverance. We want our pupils and staff to display radical compassion, empowered to drive positive change, for their future selves and the world. This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a committed and caring staff team in the heart of Old Street, London. The governors, leadership and staff team work collegially and we have extremely high expectations for the children and of the children. We work very closely with our families. We know these partnerships are key!

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Tours with the Headteacher will take place on Wednesday 26th March at 9:15am Tuesday 22nd April at 4:00pm and Friday 25th April at 9:15am. Please ring or email the school office to book on to a tour by phoning 02072533880 or emailing admin@st-lukes.islington.sch.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025 at 12.00pm Shortlisting: Wednesday 23rd April 2025 Interviews to take place in the following week. Website: St-lukesislington.co.uk

Applications should be emailed directly to Hannah Bryant (School Business Manager) hbryant@st-lukes.islington.sch.uk

St Luke’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to pre-employment checks, satisfactory references and an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

In line with KCSIE 2025 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Luke’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to pre-employment checks, satisfactory references and an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
In line with KCSIE 2023 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.

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About St Luke's CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 219 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Luke's CofE Primary School website
• Email address: hbryant@st-lukes.islington.sch.uk
• Phone number: 020 7253 3880
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-luke-s-cofe-primary-school-ec1v-3sj

Dear Potential Candidate,

St Luke’s is a fantastic school that provides excellent educational opportunities and outcomes in the heart of EC1. There is exceptional energy and commitment on the part of the staff team and St Luke’s is a truly happy setting for adults and children, with excellent results.

St Luke’s is a financially successful school, supported by the St Luke’s School Trust and through well-developed local business relationships.

We work closely with other church primary schools and with local EC1 and other Islington primary and secondary schools. In particular we work with Moreland School which is currently federated with St Luke’s, with the Head Teachers of St Luke’s and Moreland working together under the strategic direction of the federation governing board. Our federation was created to support Moreland School, which St Luke’s has successfully done, and we are now looking to the next stage of St Luke’s journey as a church school.

We do hope that you will feel as energised and motivated as we do about developing and driving the St Luke’s of the future, as we look to further our successes and develop yet closer working relationships with other church schools. Please see St Luke’s website:
www.st-lukesislington.co.uk for more information. You are also very welcome to come to St Luke’s and have a look yourself.

Arranging a visit to St Luke's CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hbryant@st-lukes.islington.sch.uk.

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