Year 5 class teacher - St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School
Location: Beaconsfield
Overview
We are looking for a teacher to join our lively and supportive team from January 2025 to cover maternity leave until August 2025 in the first instance. The St Mary’s team is hard-working, good fun and ready to welcome a new recruit to the family. Our teachers and leaders have a range of skills and experience, sharing a passion for creativity and a commitment to continual improvement. The leadership are dedicated to professional development and personal wellbeing of all staff. Every day is different and every day you will make a difference. Read on to find out more!
Salary Type: MPS/UPS
Salary details: Dependent on experience
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: Full or part time from January to August 2025
Closing date: 29/11/2024 12:00
Interviews to be held: WB 2nd Dec although the school reserves the right to interview and appoint before the deadlne.
About us
Our school vision is based firmly on shared values of wisdom, creativity and love within a caring ethos based on inclusive Christian values. Enjoyment of learning is key to our success, together with a family ethos that celebrates diversity. St Mary’s is an ambitious and supportive place to be, with a culture of warmth and togetherness which is often commented on by visitors. We are proud to be a trauma-informed school, employing the principles of the PACE approach. We continue to foster a language of learning boosting resilience and aspiration through our teaching, learning and interactions in school. Our exciting and progressive curriculum enriches the learning experiences of all children, with many innovative and creative initiatives to encourage a love of learning. Find out more about St Mary’s on our website: https://www.stmaryallsaints.co.uk/
About the role
You will take responsibility for a class of Year 5 children who are keen to learn and well-supported by parents. Please see the attached job description for further details. If you share our passion for inspiring children, thrive on working with others to bring learning alive for children perhaps this is the job for you!
About you
The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations of themselves and the children. They will demonstrate a keenness to develop their own practice and quickly become part of the team. They will show good judgement, tact and initiative in dealing with problems and remain calm and objective in difficult or unexpected situations. Most importantly, they will demonstrate an affinity with the school’s ethos to build compassionate, resilient people using a relational approach. Please see the attached person specification for further details.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on 01494 673762.
Please send completed application forms to [email protected].
The school is committed to protecting our pupils from harm, actively promoting their welfare and ensuring that every child’s safety is our paramount concern. At St Mary and All Saints, each member of staff is responsible for contributing to a positive culture of safeguarding. The school operates robust procedures in line with best practice safer recruitment. This includes online checks for candidates.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
