Class Teacher

Class Teacher – Temporary Spring/Summer 2025, 0.4 FTE

St Mary’s CE School – Nurturing creative thinkers…

St Mary’s CE Primary is a one form entry school, currently with 224 pupils on roll, which serves the community of the parish of Kirkby Lonsdale as well as the surrounding parishes. It is a popular and high achieving school with classes often oversubscribed. We are imaginative and creative and constantly seek to improve to enable our children to achieve their very best, in all areas of learning.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Class Teacher (0.4) on a temporary contract until 31st August 2025. The role will require an excellent awareness of working as part of a team and a high level of independence. This is a position working in Reception Class hopefully on Thursdays and Fridays until the end of summer term. The role will involve working as part of our staff, ensuring high quality, creative planning, excellent teaching and assessment, a sound knowledge of the curriculum and hopefully, outdoor learning.

We are looking for someone who:

·       Has high expectations of all pupils and themselves

·       Has secure knowledge of the whole curriculum as well as assessment

·       Has good behavioural management skills and KS1 experience

·       Is supportive of our Christian ethos and vision

·       Has impressive interpersonal and communication skills

·       Has a good sense of humour

·       Is committed to working as part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team

·       Is able to develop good working relationships with parents

·       Is hard working, enjoys the varied nature of working in a school and is enthusiastic

·       Is interested in sport, fitness and the outdoors

·       Is flexible, motivated and willing to contribute to the wider life of our school

We can offer:

·       A happy and welcoming place to learn and develop

·       An enthusiastic school community wanting the very best for their children

·       Excellent opportunities for professional development

·       An idyllic rural location

A very supportive and friendly team of colleagues and Governors.

Required to start 1st January 2025.

If you are interested in applying, please complete an application form, and include a covering letter addressed to Mr Brian Jones (Headteacher), explaining why you are interested in this role, and what you can offer to the children of St Mary’s CE Primary School.

A comprehensive job information pack and application form can be downloaded from our school website. If you require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact Nancy Ashton in the school office.

https://www.stmarys-kl.cumbria.sch.uk/vacancies-2/

Salary: Main pay range

Closing date: 9am, 25th November 2024
Interviews: 28th November 2024

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our young people, appointments will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), a full employment history, satisfactory references and pre-employment checks.