Main Scale Teacher with Subject Leadership

St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2JX

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Spring Term 2026

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  8 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main scale
• Additional allowances:

  Main scale

Main Scale Teacher with Subject Leadership job summary

The children and staff of St Laurence Catholic Primary are looking for a reflective and dynamic class teacher who is highly motivated and inspiring, with high expectations of all pupils. The postholder will be our year 4 class teacher. As well as this, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to take on subject leadership. We are seeking an experienced teacher with excellent classroom management, who teaches with an enthusiastic and nurturing approach, in line with our Behaviour and Relationships Policy.

You will:

• Have QTS, ideally with Lower Key Stage 2 experience.
• Ensure the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high quality, knowledge-rich curriculum that has high expectations of achievement for all students.
• Have drive and passion for the professional development opportunity of subject leadership.
• Develop excellent relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
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  We can offer:
  
  
• An inclusive, welcoming Catholic ethos.
• Subject leadership.
• Happy, enthusiastic pupils with excellent learning behaviours.
• Encouraging and inspiring, Our Lady Of Walsingham Trust support and professional development opportunities.
• A supportive and engaged Local Governing Body.
• Excellent resources and facilities.

Visits to our school are strongly encouraged and very welcome, please contact office@stlaurence.cambs.sch.uk to arrange an appointment with our Head of School and/or Executive Headteacher.

References will be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

An online search will also be carried out as part of the shortlisting process.

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

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share
this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

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 St Laurence Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 216 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Laurence Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-laurence-catholic-primary-school-cambridge

St Laurence is a secure and happy community where children are encouraged to develop their many talents. Academic excellence for all children is one of our goals but we also seek to nurture the whole child and their special gifts which make each one unique. At St Laurence we aim to help children develop in their journey of faith in a positive learning environment. We place Jesus, His teachings and His values at the centre of all that we do.

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