Class Teacher

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery; London Borough of Harrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery in London seeks a dedicated classroom teacher who upholds Catholic ethos and can inspire pupils to make excellent progress through an engaging curriculum.

The successful candidate will join a caring, supportive team, have strong teaching and communication skills, and participate in ongoing professional development within a welcoming school community.

Qualifications

• Must be a practising Catholic or willing to support the Catholic ethos of our school.
• Outstanding practitioner committed to creating challenge, excitement, creativity and independence in learning.
• Excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.
• Will challenge pupils to make exceptional progress and have the highest expectations of behaviour.
• Team player with good humour and flexibility.
• Strong commitment to continuing professional development.
• Desire to work in a great school, supporting the Headteacher and Leadership Team vision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching to promote excellent pupil progress.
• Foster a positive, inclusive and respectful learning environment.
• Collaborate with colleagues and parents as part of the school community.

Skills

Catholic ethos

Outstanding practitioner

Teaching skills

Behaviour expectations

Team player

Professional development

Vision alignment

Job description

The Governors of this popular school are seeking to appoint a highly effective, dedicated and creative classroom teacher with the highest expectations who is able to motivate pupils to make excellent progress. We aim to promote the best Catholic education for our children through an exciting and engaging curriculum. Our school is highly regarded in the local community and we pride ourselves in the family atmosphere created by the pupils, staff, parents, parishioners and governors.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a practising Catholic or willing to support the strong Catholic ethos of our school.
• Is an outstanding practitioner committed to creating challenge, excitement, creativity and independence in learning.
• Has excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.
• Will challenge all pupils to make exceptional progress and have the highest expectations of the behaviour of all pupils.
• Is a team player who has a good sense of humour and is flexible.
• Has a strong commitment to continuing professional development.
• Has a desire to work in a great school, supporting the long-term vision of the Headteacher and Leadership Team.

We can offer:

• A caring and happy learning environment inspired by our strong Catholic ethos.
• Happy, friendly and dedicated colleagues.
• A provider of outstanding Catholic education (CSI Oct 25)
• Children who have a love of learning and a highly motivated staff team.
• Highest expectations and outstanding behaviour.
• Support with, and a commitment to, professional development.
• A wonderful working environment with positive links with parents, the parish and local community

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and health checks are required for the successful applicant. We will also conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks to help identify any issues which are publicly available online.