15 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    13 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    27 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Fixed term - 12 months

Pay scale

M1-M3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Qualifies Teacher Status
  • Degree level qualification
  • Willingness to undertake CPD
  • Previous experience working in a school

Desirable

  • Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
  • Previous experience teaching in Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2
  • Previous experience working in partnership with parents

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Sound understanding of the primary curriculum
  • Excellent behaviour management skills
  • Excellent inter-personal skills
  • Ability to work as a part of a team
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills
  • Effective oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
  • Awareness of the needs of all children, especially those who are Pupil Premium or have SEND
  • An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by they intellectual, emotional and social development, and the stages of child development

Desirable

  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • First aid skills
  • An understanding of the importance of parental involvement
  • Experience working with children who have SEN and/or disabilities
  • Experience working with children who have behavioural difficulties

What the school offers its staff

Audlem St James’ CE Primary School is a friendly and exciting Church of England one form entry primary school in Audlem. Our children are well behaved, great fun and eager to learn. We have a talented, hardworking and friendly staff, and a supportive governing board. Parental and school

expectations are high at Audlem St James’ and the person appointed must be able to meet these expectations. In return our staff are highly valued and are offered excellent training, coaching and support from the whole team.

Audlem St James’ CE Primary is situated in the heart of the community and as such is a school that prides itself on developing and maintaining strong links between school, home, the church and the community. We currently have 175 pupils on roll and live our motto ‘Let Your Light Shine’ Matthew 5:16 so that all our children are able to flourish.

As our vision states, at Audlem we embrace the adventure of learning, encouraging everyone to step out further, think more deeply and become more understanding. The school joined The Cornovii Trust in December 2021, which consists of Alsager High School, Alsager Highfields, Pear Tree Primary School, Stapeley Broad Lane, Brine Leas High School and Weston Primary School

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to head@stjamesaudlem.cheshire.sch.uk

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Additional documents

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

About Audlem St James' CofE Primary School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
181 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01270906283

Audlem St James is a friendly and exciting Church of England primary school.

We believe education is a partnership between school, home, the church and the community and for that reason we encourage the participation of parents/carers in the learning process and in school life. At our school we are committed to creating a safe, enjoyable, stimulating and creative environment for all of our children to flourish in.

Our staff, Governors and families work together to strive to ensure that the primary years are a positive, rewarding experience for all of our children.

We are proud of our 'rich and varied range of learning experiences' and the 'good relations between pupils and with adults' that OFSTED commented on in our last inspection.

Our aim is for our school to be a wonderful place to learn and grow together

Arranging a visit to Audlem St James' CofE Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@stjamesaudlem.cheshire.sch.uk.

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