3 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    July or September 2023

  • Closing date

    12 June 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    25 May 2023

Job details

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Inner London Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you aspire to be a talented and ambitious teacher?

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

Do you want to work in a school where classrooms are calm, purposeful and engaging learning environments?

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. 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’. We are now pursuing our mission to embed ourselves as a truly great school at the heart of the community we serve.

You will be:

  • Passionate about enabling every child to exceed expectations
  • 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
  • An active promoter of our Catholic ethos
  • Fully supportive of and drive the Academy’s aim to ensure equity and diversity permeates throughout the Academy

What the school offers its staff

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

Applying for the job

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About St Matthew Academy

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 16
School size
1006 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 16
Phone number
02072598770

Arranging a visit to St Matthew Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stmatthewacademy@hays.com.

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