Class Teacher at St Mary's CE First School and Nursery

Are you a progressive, inspirational and dynamic educator? Would you relish the opportunity to thrive in a forward thinking school, where teachers are encouraged to think differently to achieve the best possible outcomes for all children?

The Heath Academy Trust and St Mary’s CE First School & Nursery are seeking to appoint an awesome teacher who is committed to providing the best quality learning experience for our children in a personalised and exciting way. As we continue to develop our curriculum offer, we are looking to welcome an exceptional, driven practitioner who offers refreshing, research informed practises.

The successful applicant will become a valued and active member of our wider St Mary’s family. They will join our friendly and dedicated team, working collaboratively to enhance teaching and learning both in their own classroom, and throughout our school. Previous experience teaching/supporting learning in Key Stage 1 and across the First School age range is essential.

Through our school vision of 'Believe in better, be more awesome - for anything is possible with God’, we are committed to on-going improvement and provide continuous support for our staff with high quality CPD and coaching. St Mary’s CE First School & Nursery is an active member of the Heath Academy Trust, affording the successful candidate a breadth of opportunities to collaborate with like-minded professionals across six progressive schools.

St Mary’s CE First School and Nursery can offer you:

• the chance to work in a busy but friendly school, with a real ‘family feel’
• the opportunity to progress your career in teaching and learning
• the opportunity to work with a committed and experienced team, being supportive to the aims and ethos of our Church of England School and the wider Multi Academy Trust

Further details about this role can be found on the job description and person specification included in this recruitment pack and more information about the school can be found on our website: www.stmaryswestmoors.org. Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please contact our school office on 01202 874838 to arrange your visit or discuss the post further.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applications must be completed using The Heath Academy Trust’s application form and returned to via email to [email protected]. CVs will not be accepted or considered.  References will be sought as part of the shortlisting process, prior to interview selection. Please ensure referees are able to provide a full reference rather than a standard statement of employment time. You should provide the email and telephone contact details for all referees, thank you.

The Heath Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. As part of the safer recruitment check, online searches will be conducted for all shortlisted candidates. The search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

St Mary's CE First School and Nursery is a busy but friendly school, with a real “family feel” to it thanks to our caring, personable approach.  We strive for high expectations and will work with individual children and families to ensure that children meet their full potential. 

The school’s vision of “Believe in better… be more Awesome – for anything is possible with God” drives our mission to continually develop in many exciting ways, providing a more enriching experience for all our pupils.

At St Mary’s CE First School and Nursery we believe that every child is capable of improving and with personalised coaching and excellent relationships, our children believe that too. Our children, staff and parents have adopted the Christian values of compassion, hope, joy and family to underpin our decision making, actions or interactions.

The staff and children promote these values through our school moto:

Believe in better… be more awesome

For anything is possible with God