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Senior Teacher

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3PP

This job expired on 7 May 2021 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2021

• Closing date

  7 May 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  29 April 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Upper Pay Scale

Senior Teacher job summary

We are looking for a Senior Leader who:
• is committed to the ethos and vision of Catholic Education in today’s society
• is an inspired teacher with proven or aspiring leadership skills, vision, passion and motivation to respond successfully to changes in primary education
• has the skills to inspire staff and pupils alike to create a culture of excellence, and strives to raise standards and expectations, through innovative, creative and strategic thinking
• is an excellent teacher with a proven track record of teaching across the primary stages
• has a strong belief that every child has unique gifts and can and should achieve his or her maximum potential
• is friendly and approachable, with excellent communication skills.

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

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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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Senior Leader Person Specification.pdf - 91.8 KB (opens in new tab)

St Edmund's Senior Leader Job Description (1).pdf - 118 KB (opens in new tab)

Application_Forms_-_Notes_to_Applicants.pdf - 160 KB (opens in new tab)

Model_Application_Form_Teacher.docx - 65 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 182 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Edmund's Catholic Primary School website
• Email address: clomas2266@st-edmunds-rc.oxon.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01235521558
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-edmund-s-catholic-primary-school-abingdon

Our caring, Catholic school has been described as an inclusive school where every child is valued’ (Ofsted 2025). We are a single-form primary school in the centre of Abingdon with our own nursery.  We run a school-funded resource base called 'Tigers' to support children with significant communication and interaction difficulties.  We have enthusiastic children, friendly staff and supportive families.  

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