24 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    18 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    24 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,350 - £49.084 per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking a passionate and enthusiastic full time (1.0 FTE) Teacher to join our welcoming and vibrant school community at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School based in Reading.

Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are warmly encouraged to apply – we offer a supportive and nurturing environment where your development is valued. We also offer a July start for ECTs.

We are proud of our lovely school, where children are encouraged to flourish both academically and personally. Our pupils achieve good standards and are supported by a team of dedicated and committed professionals who work together in a caring, inclusive, and faith-filled environment.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Inspirational, dedicated and effective in the classroom, with high expectations for all pupils

• Enthusiastic, flexible and imaginative

• Supportive of a Catholic vision of education (even if you’re not a Catholic)

• Hard working, resilient, self-reflective and a team player

What the school offers its staff

We are able to offer:

  • A school team who has kind and supportive relationships and genuinely care about each other
  • The chance to work alongside the governors and senior leadership team in order to plan and deliver a strong provision.
  • Happy, well-behaved and well-mannered children who draw from a wide range of backgrounds and ethnicities
  • Supportive governors and parents who are enthusiastic about the school

Application forms can be obtained from the school websitehttps://www.englishmartyrs.reading.sch.uk/news-events-1or via email:sbm@englishmartyrs.reading.sch.uk

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office.

Applications to be considered upon receipt.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be sought from the successful candidate and social media checks will be undertaken. Equal opportunities for all.

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

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

About English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
433 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

We are an inclusive and welcoming school set in lovely wooded grounds on the western side of Reading. We have two classes per year group as well as a nursery class.
OFSTED told us in July 2019 that we are a good school with "a passion and a determination to provide the best possible education for the children in your care."
They also said that "pupils love their welcoming school and say that it is easy to make friends at English Martyrs. They say that they feel safe in school and know who to talk to if they have any worries."

We welcome enquiries and would love to meet you for a chat and a tour of the school.

Arranging a visit to English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@englishmartyrs.reading.sch.uk.

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