Primary School Teacher
Rathfern Primary School, London, SE6 4NL44 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
21 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 38,766 - 50,288
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint a highly committed, passionate and diligent class teacher with exemplary classroom practice, to join our learning community for September 2025. ECTs are welcome to apply.
If you:
- Are a learning practitioner who wants to develop inclusive, evidence informed pedagogy
- Are passionate and curious about finding out how children learn best and ensuring they succeed
- Are imaginative, positive and persistent about all children learning
- Have the ability to inspire pupils and are committed to engaging parents and carers
- Are diligent, creative, have a good sense of fun and aspirational for our community and yourself
- Are a reflective learner teacher, interested in research informed pedagogy
What the school offers its staff
- Children who have a love of learning and whose behaviour is excellent
- A learning community committed to evidence led school improvement
- A school with high aspirations and a genuine opportunity to make a difference
- A school committed to social and environmental justice
- A school where learning and teaching are of a consistently high standard
- An enthusiastic, dedicated and committed staff team, with supportive parents and governors
Further details about the role
If you feel you meet the short-listing criteria on the person specification and you have the qualities we are looking for, we look forward to hearing from you.
Rathfern Primary School in committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Our recruitment processes follow the guidance in the Department for Children, Schools and Families document Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education. All staff will be required to undertake a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and you will need to provide two employer references. A satisfactory DBS must be received before employees can start work in our school.
Original evidence of right to work within the United Kingdom will be required prior to commencement of employment i.e. National Insurance Number, Work Permits or Indefinite Leave to Remain. If the applicant has lived/worked overseas for 12 months or more since the age of 18, they will also be required to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct from the country (ies) they lived/work in at their own expense and provide these for our records.
Please email your complete application form to: hr@rathfern.lewisham.sch.uk
Please note CVs are not accepted.
Closing date
Mid-day Friday 21st March 2025
Interviews
Week commencing 31st March 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Rathfern Primary School in committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Our recruitment processes follow the guidance in the Department for Children, Schools and Families document Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education. All staff will be required to undertake a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and you will need to provide two employer references. A satisfactory DBS must be received before employees can start work in our school.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@rathfern.lewisham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rathfern Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 499 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Rathfern Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@rathfern.lewisham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086903759
Who we are
• We are a CCT Research Hub
• We hold the NFER Research Quality Mark
• We are a Rights Respecting School GOLD
• We are a Centre of Excellence for Inclusion
• We are an Expert Centre for Global Learning
• We are an Outstanding School Ofsted September 2021
• We lead Lewisham’s Humanities Hub
We are passionate about children’s learning, achievement and well-being. Rathfern is committed to social justice ensuring all our pupils leave with the best possible outcomes. Our school vision encompasses global education to enable our pupils to become active global citizens who want to shape the future of our society.
If you want to be part of this aspirational, inspirational and creative learning community, please apply.
Arranging a visit to Rathfern Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@rathfern.lewisham.sch.uk.
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