UPS Class Teacher

St Edmund's is a happy and successful, single form entry, Catholic Primary School in Godalming (Surrey).

Our School is a vibrant learning environment where we aim for every child to be loved, every child to matter, every child to achieve and all staff to be enthusiastically committed to children’s learning and development. Our mission statement, 'Learn, Love and Live with the Lord' runs through all that we do.

We are looking for an ambitious, skilled and passionate UPS Teacher who is looking to join a motivated and dedicated SLT, leading change and supporting ambitious outcomes for all.

This role is ideal for someone ready to enhance their impact beyond the classroom, contributing to whole‑school improvement while continuing to deliver excellent teaching.

• Our School is full of enthusiastic, friendly and polite children who have a desire for learning;
• We are a happy, caring and compassionate Catholic community where each child’s gifts are developed to the full and the foundations for lifelong learning are laid down;
• We are fully inclusive and nurture the needs of every child;
• We create a welcoming environment that helps children develop a love for learning;
• We seek to inspire our children with a Creative Curriculum, with specialist teachers in PE, French and Music;
• The school community has a relentless desire for continuous improvement and to offering the best possible educational opportunities for our children so that every child can achieve their best.

The successful candidate will:

• be an exceptional and experienced class teacher and able to take initiative
• be willing to work hard and contribute to the wider life of the school
• be willing to support SLT responsibilities
• be passionate and creative with a positive, can do, attitude
• have a clear understanding of good and better teaching and be committed to developing the practice of others
• have great interpersonal skills and work effectively as part of a team with good humour
• support the mission of our Catholic school
• share our high expectations of our amazing children

We can offer:

• a commitment to supporting future leaders through personal development such as the NPQ and training as part of the Xavier MAT
• a dynamic, experienced and forward-thinking leadership team
• bespoke facilities, which include a Nurture classroom, adventure playground, dedicated music rooms, reading rooms and food science room
• staff to support the inclusive nature of our school, which include SENDCo,  ELSA and a team of loyal and skilled LSAs
• happy, hard-working, creative, funny, friendly children!

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (100/100ths)

Salary: Upper Payrange, UP1 to UP5

Closing Date: Sunday 12th April 2026

Interview Date: TBC (from week commencing 20th April)

To apply:  All applications to come via Eteach.  Visits to the school prior to application are very welcome, please contact the school office to organise a tour.