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Teacher (Full time Maternity Cover) Part time maybe considered

St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S8 7TR

This job expired on 23 April 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  23 April 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  26 March 2025

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): TBC
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year, unless the early return of the member of staff on maternity leave - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650 and £43,607

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

• fully support the Catholic ethos of the school
• be a confident and visible leader with a clear vision
• be an outstanding teacher with a strong track record
• contribute to whole-school self-evaluation and school improvement planning
• offer guidance and support to support staff, modelling best practices and showing up-to-date knowledge of current theory and practice
• have the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents, Governors and others working in St Clare CMAT and a wide variety of external partners
• work closely with the headteacher and wider SLT to develop a compelling faith-centred vision for the school that acts as the focus of all activity and drives improvement
• be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance
• place safeguarding at the heart of all decision-making

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer you:

• enthusiastic and ambitious children who are keen to learn
• a highly supportive, effective and ambitious Governing Body
• a school which is fully staffed by a dedicated, high performing teaching and support team committed to supporting the school and its pupils
• excellent professional development opportunities

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.

Advert for full time maternity cover Teacher for Sept 25.pdf - 185 KB (opens in new tab)

Class teacher person specification.pdf - 250 KB (opens in new tab)

Class teacher job description for Sept 25.pdf - 369 KB (opens in new tab)

Consent to obtain references form.pdf - 239 KB (opens in new tab)

Application form notes to applicants.pdf - 218 KB (opens in new tab)

Recruitment monitoring form.pdf - 258 KB (opens in new tab)

About St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 229 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: enquiries@st-tc.co.uk
• Phone number: 01142745597
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-of-canterbury-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy

Situated in the South of Sheffield, St Thomas of Canterbury School is a Catholic Voluntary Academy with a popular pre-school and integrated resource. Our school community is made up of our wonderful children, their families, our parishes and our committed team of staff and we are committed to supporting our children to develop spiritually, morally, socially and academically. This is a unique opportunity to join a system-leading, Ofsted outstanding school at an exciting point on its journey. The governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated deputy headteacher to build on our many successes and to work with our new headteacher to lead our school towards achieving our vision.

Arranging a visit to St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email enquiries@st-tc.co.uk.

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