Class Teacher - Fixed Term

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-3749-272T
• Posted:02/06/2025
• Pay:MPS
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:16/06/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:w/c 16 June 2025

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Come and join our team!

The Governing Body of St Thomas' Catholic Primary School (Voluntary Aided) are looking to employ a Class Teacher with a positive and enthusiastic approach, from September 2025. We are ideally looking for an experienced class teacher, however strong teachers at any point in their career will be considered including ECTs. Please state your level of experience within your application including year groups taught and subjects led. Whilst this is a fixed term position for one year, it could lead to a permanent appointment.

Since our Ofsted inspection in April 2023 we have continued to develop and enrich our curriculum, providing opportunities for creativity and risk taking - thinking outside the box!

This is a great opportunity for someone who is keen to develop within a school family which is a friendly and culturally diverse Catholic community. Applicants need not be of the Catholic faith but must be supportive of the ethos of the school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is an inspirational teacher who can bring out the best in the children so that all pupils make very good progress
• Is well organised with high expectations of achievement and behaviour
• Keen to take an active part in the wider contribution/life of the school
• Is a practising Catholic/Christian or supportive of the ethos of the school
• Is an enthusiastic and excellent team member.

In return, we can offer:

• Friendly and enthusiastic pupils who are eager to learn and display outstanding behaviour as recognised by Ofsted
• Hard working supportive staff who are committed to the wellbeing of the pupils entrusted in our care
• A supportive and highly effective Governing Body
• Opportunities for career development
• Professional development within an informal collaboration of primary schools (EduCant).

At St. Thomas' Catholic Primary School, we see it as our role to develop and nurture the 'whole child', whilst recognising their unique qualities that each individual brings to our community.

Don't take our word for it, come and visit our school (during term time only). Contact Mrs Stedman at the school for an appointment: StedmanZ@st-thomas-canterbury.kent.sch.uk

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School is committed to the safeguarding of children and this position is subject to an enhanced DBS check, reference checks and a pre-employment health check.

Applicants must complete a CES application form. Please download or print the document, complete in full and either submit online or send into school by post or hand deliver, along with all other relevant documents requested as part of the application process that are available for download at the end of this advertisement.

Information about the school

St Thomas' Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary-Aided school (we are not part of a multi-academy trust).

We are a dedicated and committed team of staff who enjoy close links with our parents and the church. We often refer to ourselves as a school family & committed to academic quality, personal and spiritual development and high standards of behaviour and respect in a caring environment.

We are a one-form entry school and currently have a roll of 210 pupils, organised into 7 year groups, Foundation Stage through to Year 6.

Please visit our website to learn more about our school family.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Lisa D'Agostini (Headteacher)
• Address:99 Military Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1 NE
• Telephone: 01227 462539
• Email: headteacher@st-thomas-canterbury.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• consent to references
• Rehabilitation of offenders
• Recruitment of Monitoring