Class Teacher

Full time Year 4 Class Teacher to cover Maternity Leave

Start date: 2nd September 2024 until postholder returns, probably January 2025

Salary: Main Pay Scale 

We are looking for an inspirational class teacher to join the talented teaching team at Stoke Park Primary.

Our vision statement ‘Be kind, be proud, strive for success’ underpins everything we do. We are proud of our enthusiastic children and dedicated staff team, who make Stoke Park a friendly and exciting place to be. At the heart of a diverse and ever-changing community, Stoke Park Primary is a wonderful place to further develop your teaching career.

Our recent "Good" Ofsted report states:  Pupils enjoy attending Stoke Park Primary. Adults know the pupils and families well. As a result, relationships are respectful and positive.  The school is aspirational for all pupils. (Oct 2023)

As a member of Cathedral Schools Trust, the successful candidate will be able to work alongside and share practice with colleagues in our partner schools. They will also access opportunities within the Trust’s extensive CPD programme. Competitive pension schemes, Teacher Pensions or LGPS; Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured); Cycle to work scheme; 

Our staff survey (Jan 2024) confirmed that staff are 100% ‘proud to work at Stoke Park’ . 100% of staff "enjoy working here" and would recommend working at our school.

What we are looking for: a teacher who:

• Is passionate about delivering an engaging and relevant curriculum
• Is strong and dedicated 
• Is creative and may have an interest in music and the arts

The successful candidate will be:

• A positive and enthusiastic addition to our lively learning community
• An excellent teacher with high expectations of self and all children; someone who is committed to raising standards of learning and achievement
• A creative practitioner who is eager to continue learning and driven to improve their practice.
• An inspirational person who is able to motivate all pupils to learn; someone who is genuinely interested in children learning in a creative and engaging way.
• Experienced and committed to positive behaviour management strategies.
• Personable, approachable and able to build positive working relationships with adults and children.
• Solution focused and resilient; someone who can offer and receive support as part of a team.
• A passionate team player who will play an active role in all aspects of school life and contribute to the development of our school.

What we offer:

• A friendly and collaborative team of professionals who care about each other.
• Creative, enthusiastic children with amazing ideas, who will make you smile on a daily basis.
• A supportive and encouraging leadership team who value integrity.
• The opportunity to work with other professionals across Cathedral Schools Trust.
• Training and development opportunities for all staff, including programmes for newly qualified and experienced teachers.
• The chance to make a real difference to the lives of our children and families.

Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged. Tuesday 7th May at 3.45pm or Thursday 9th May at 9.15am  Please contact the office to arrange an appointment.

Closing date: 13th May  2024

Interviews:  Thursday 23rd May 2024

Safeguarding Statement

Safeguarding statement: Stoke Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The school may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  The school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

 Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.