YR 3/4 Class teacher

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  30 January 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  12 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Main scale to upper pay scale FTE

YR 3/4 Class teacher job summary

Sacred Heart is a Catholic Primary school with Academy status. We are part of the St John the Baptist Catholic Multi-Academy Trust and therefore benefit from having both an EEF Research School and a DfE Teaching School Hub.

We are seeking an outstanding, enthusiastic and imaginative teacher who would love to become part of our improving school. You will need to be an excellent practitioner, who is totally committed to making a difference to our children’s learning. You must have a sound knowledge and understanding of planning, delivering and assessing children within the primary curriculum, which is rooted in up-to-date pedagogical theory.

You are warmly invited to visit the school or telephone the Head Teacher, who will be pleased to discuss the post in more detail.

Join us at Sacred Heart and benefit from:

• a culture which values respect, honesty and kindness;

• great training, leading to great professional development and career progression;

• an outstanding quality of relationship between pupils and staff, and between pupils themselves;

• Our Trust Staff Charter, including a focus on reducing teacher workload.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 89 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sacred-heart-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-swaffham

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