KS2 (Year 5) Primary Class Teacher

St Matthew Academy, London, SE3 0XX

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2025 or at a time by agreement

• Closing date

  9 December 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 November 2024

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: Full Time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Inner London Pay Scale – MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Salary Inner London Pay Scale – MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959)

Start Date January 2025 or at a time by agreement

Contract/Duration Permanent, Full-Time

Location SE3 0XX, Blackheath, London Borough of Lewisham

Are you a determined, talented and creative teacher?

Do you have a real passion and desire to enthuse pupils with your own love of teaching?

Are you interested in providing our children with the best learning experience possible?

If yes, then we would like to offer you the opportunity to work with us here at St Matthew Academy, a high performing Catholic school where pupils flourish both academically and socially.

We are looking to appoint an KS2 (Year 5) teacher to join our Academy and excellent Primary team, who has a passion for developing their pupils’ potential as well as making a wider school impact. Whether you are an established teacher or an ECT wishing to start your career, if you are ambitious, have a passion for KS2 (Year 5) and are able to deliver lessons that are exciting, engaging and inclusive then we wish to hear from you. This role offers an exciting prospect for a candidate to take full advantage of the unique opportunities that our all-through Academy brings.

In October 2019, Ofsted confirmed SMA as a good school where all pupils, through their hard work and commitment, are able to ‘let their light shine’. In Feb 2023, our CSI inspection stated, ‘The behaviour of pupils is exemplary in lessons and around the school, and strong and positive relationships are evident throughout the school.’ We are proud that our pupils can learn in an engaging and purposeful environment resulting in strong progress for all. We are now pursuing our mission to embed ourselves as a truly great school at the heart of the community we serve.

The successful candidate will be:

• Passionate about enabling every child to exceed expectations.
• Steadfast in their commitment to the safeguarding of all pupils.
• An enthusiastic and successful teacher.
• Committed to ensuring high expectations for pupils, staff and themselves.
• Well organised, an excellent communicator and keen to take an active role in academy life.
• In sympathy with our Catholic ethos.

St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community. At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.

We offer:

• Fantastic pupils with enormous potential.
• Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively.
• Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff including a highly rated IMPACT programme for Early Careers Teachers and a July 1st start date for ECTs.
• A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources.
• Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent.
• Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme.
• A strong commitment to staff well-being.

We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently underrepresented within the Academy.

Our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• Fantastic pupils with enormous potential
• Staff who are supportive to each other and enjoy working collaboratively
• Personalised programme of professional development and coaching for all staff including a highly rated IMPACT programme for Early Careers Teachers and a July 1st start date for ECTs
• A modern building, in a delightful setting and excellent resources
• Excellent public transport and road links across London and Kent
• Fully equipped gym and fitness suite, Season Ticket Loan, Cycle-to-work scheme, Tech Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme
• A strong commitment to staff well-being

We value the importance of diversity in our community and the significance of having staff that are representative of the children we teach. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are currently under represented within the Academy.

Our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day.

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.

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About St Matthew Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 16
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 1066 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• Email address: stmatthewacademy@hays.com
• Phone number: 02072598770
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-matthew-academy (opens in new tab)

St Matthew Academy is a diverse, vibrant Catholic all-through academy for girls and boys aged 4 to 16, where there are high expectations for everyone in our community. At St Matthew Academy our school motto is ‘let your light shine’ and we ensure that we live this vision every day at the academy by encouraging, promoting and celebrating success with all of our pupils in everything that they do. Our academy is situated between Blackheath and Lewisham in South East London, benefiting from excellent public transport and road links to all parts of London and Kent. Our magnificent buildings offer state of the art resources and the latest technology. Our primary and secondary phases are situated on one site allowing a truly unique all through setting with opportunities for transition, collegiate working and subject development.

Arranging a visit to St Matthew Academy

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