Vacancy Class Teacher
Salary MPS/UPS
Start Date: January 2027
Contract Permanent, Full time
Closing date: 12 noon Friday 16th October
Interviews: 21st/22nd/23rd October 2026
School visits:
We love showing people around our school! Prospective candidates are warmly encouraged to visit us, experience our vibrant learning environment, and meet our wonderful staff and children before applying. Come and see first hand how our Catholic ethos inspires a deep commitment to our faith, learning, and each other. We are happy to arrange tours either during the active school day or outside of school hours to suit your schedule. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office
OUR FAITH – OUR LEARNING – EACH OTHER
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is a community of faith and learning, where all aspire to be their best. We are a friendly and happy school with high expectations. We are proud of our amazing children and aim to know them really well, developing relationships based on mutual trust and respect.
Main Purpose:
The Teacher will:
• Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, set out in the School Teachers 'Pay and Conditions' Document
• Meet the expectations set out in Teachers' Standards.
• Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day management and organisation of their area.
• Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Teaching
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, follow the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work.
• Assess, Monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of the pupils.
• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils.
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests
Whole-school organization, strategy and development
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.
• Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure coordinated outcomes.
• Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach.
Health, Safety and discipline
• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils.
• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.
Professional Development
• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures.
• Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching.
• Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others.
• Take part in professional development within your area, sharing ways to improve subject teaching with others.
Communication
• Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, parents and carers.
Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school.
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues.
Personal and professional conduct
• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school.
• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality.
• Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities.
Safeguarding
• Work in line with statutory guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies
• Work with the designated safeguarding lead (DSL) to promote the best interests of the pupils, including sharing concerns where necessary.
• Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school
Person Specification;
Criteria Qualities
Qualifications & Training • Qualified teacher status
• Degree
• Commitment to undertake further professional development if required
Skills and knowledge • Knowledge of the National Curriculum.
• Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A good understanding of how children learn
• Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
• Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies
• Good IT skills, including previous use of e.g. safeguarding monitoring software, information management systems
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
• Desirable but not essential to have a deep understanding of the Early Years Foundation State statutory framework, learning goals and developmental milestones for children from birth to age 5
Personal Qualities • Commitment to upholding and promoting the ethos and values of the school
• High expectations for children’s attainment and progress
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to equality
St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding children.
The post will be subject to satisfactory references, health checks, online checks and an enhanced DBS check.
Proof of the right to work in the UK will also be required