Year 2 Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
St Thomas CofE Primary School, Oldham, Lancashire, OL8 1SE14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
After Christmas (potentially before)
Closing date
17 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - At least 2 terms (potentially 12 months) - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Details
Start:Required from January 2024 (possibly earlier)
Salary:M1 – M6 (Full-time contract)
Contract:Fixed term, maternity cover
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed KS1 teacher to cover a maternity leave in Year 2.
We are a large 2 form entry school, with a nursery admitting children from the age of 2. Our school serves a community where many pupils speak English as an additional language.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is an excellent teacher with high expectations of children’s achievements and standards in all areas of school life;
- Loves to share knowledge and demonstrates a good understanding of how children learn;
- Is committed to the values and ethos of the school;
- Wants to be part of our knowledgeable, hardworking and friendly team;
- Can communicate effectively with parents and carers to encourage their active participation in the educational process;
- Recognises and values their role in supporting our wonderful children and families to achieve their potential in all areas of life.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer a school with:
- wonderful children who are eager to learn;
- a focus on the development of the whole child within a bespoke curriculum which inspires a true love of learning;
- highly valued and experienced support staff who work with the children as well as the teacher
- a commitment to a manageable workload so that teachers have the time to focus on high-quality teaching and their continued professional development;
- an environment where staff wellbeing is highly valued;
- a strong commitment from leaders to the professional development of staff;
We look forward to welcoming your applications and personal statements.
Closing Date:Thursday 17thOctober 2024 at 09.00
Visits to the school are welcomed
Please contact the school office on 0161 633 0539 or head@stthomaswerneth.oldham.sch to arrange a visit.
To apply for this position please download the application form and supporting documentation and send completed application forms tooffice@sthomaswerneth.oldham.sch.ukThursday 17thOctober 2024 at 09.00.
St Thomas’ Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, enhanced DBS and satisfactory references.Please refer to the school website for the safer recruitment and safeguarding policy.
The school will carry out an online search as part of their due-diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 (para 220).
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 office@stthomaswerneth.oldham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Thomas CofE Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- View all Primaryjobs
- School size
- 494 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Thomas CofE Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- head@stthomaswerneth.oldham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01616330539
St Thomas’ value and uphold our status as a Church of England Aided school and we serve the community in which we are placed, We believe there is great strength in working in partnership with others which is why we joined the Crompton House Multi Academy Trust earlier this year.
Our community is extremely diverse with over 25 languages spoke. Approximately 90% S. Asian and a growing number of Eastern European and African families, there is a high proportion of disadvantaged and deprived households.
We are a two form entry Church of England Aided School and have provision for 24 children in our 2-year-old provision plus 78, 15-hour places in our Nursery for 3 and 4 year olds.
We have a waiting list for most year groups and at present we have 500 children on role.
At present we employ 19 full time teachers and 4 part-time teachers. 32 support members of staff, and 3 apprentices, 2 sports coaches and an ICT technician
The school has a bespoke curriculum which is constantly under review and monitored rigorously by curriculum leads and senior leaders
Arranging a visit to St Thomas CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email head@stthomaswerneth.oldham.sch.uk.
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