Class Teacher - St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School

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Job summary

St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School is seeking a dedicated Class Teacher to join their caring and thriving environment. ECTs are welcome to apply for this fixed-term position, which commences in September 2025. The ideal candidate will be a good/outstanding practitioner committed to raising standards and supporting children's learning, backed by a supportive Multi-Academy Trust.

Benefits

Strong commitment to professional development

Friendly, hardworking staff and children

Excellent behaviour for learning

Supportive community links

Qualifications

• Successful teaching experience in the primary phase desired.
• Good phonics, English, maths, and wider curriculum subject knowledge required.
• Commitment to safeguarding of children is essential.

Responsibilities

• Motivate, support, and inspire children through effective teaching.
• Work collaboratively within a supportive team environment.
• Raise standards and expectations of children's learning.

Skills

Child-Centred Approach

Good Organization

Teamwork

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School

Class Teacher (Ref: SBMAT310)

MPS1 – MPS 6

ECTs are welcome to apply

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months to 31/08/2026 (in the first instance)

REQUIRED TO START: September 2025

Location: St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, WV4 5LG

The Trustees are seeking to appoint one class teacher, keen to join our fantastic, thriving school. ECTs are welcome to apply.

St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School is a highly regarding school with delightful children, located in Penn, Wolverhampton. This thriving school was graded as Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024.

We are looking for good/outstanding child-centred practitioners with:

• High expectations of children and a commitment to raising standards;
• The ability to motivate, support and inspire children and peers by example;
• Good organisation and time management;
• Successful teaching experience in the primary phase;
• Good phonics, English, maths and wider curriculum subject knowledge;
• The ability to work effectively within a team;
• Excellent interpersonal skills; and C
• ommitment to the safeguarding of children.

We can offer you:

• a strong commitment to your professional development and career progression in a very successful, caring and supportive Multi-Academy Trust;
• the opportunity to work and thrive within a highly regarded and successful Trust. All schools that have been inspected whilst in St. Bart’s Trust have been graded as at least good, with two outstanding schools;
• friendly, hardworking staff and children;
• excellent behaviour for learning;
• committed Governors and Directors with wide ranging experience;
• excellent parental support and community links;
• potential future opportunities to raise standards and provide support in other schools across the Trust; and
• an opportunity to join a happy caring team who work together to take the schools forward.

For further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Rachael Kilmister (Headteacher) [e-mail] or 01902 558855.

Closing date for applications: 1:00pm, Friday 11^th July 2025

To apply: please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to [e-mail] quoting reference SBMAT310 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacancies

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted