Blackburn Catholic Primary School- Year 5 Teacher Post Full time working hours and long term work opportunity in a GOOD Catholic School – It is not a necessity to be of Catholic faith but you must be able to uphold the Christian ethos The successful candidate will work under the leadership of an ‘inspirational’ and ‘committed’ Head teacher who continuously aims to improve standards across school. An average sized school in the heart of Blackburn have approached Teaching Personnel in order to shortlist and appoint a committed and hard working primary practitioner who has experience within the upper KS2 departments. The school are currently recruiting in order to cover a maternity in the Year 5 class. The role will commence from the first week after the Easter holidays and continue until at least the end of the academic year. The Head teacher noted that the children in the class are; ‘bright and willing to learn’; there are also a number of children who come from ‘challenging’ backgrounds and with this they pose a challenge in the classroom. It is therefore important that the applying candidates have recent education knowledge and a range of behaviour management techniques which can be showcased in the classroom. The school require the applying candidates to hold Qualified Teacher Status and have recent, relevant experience working in a class room setting. On this occasion, the school are looking for a teacher who has at least two years experience in the classroom. You must be able to uphold the Catholic Ethos in school as the Head teacher is keen to work in line with the Christian faith. The school does fall under the Salford Diocese and so they are also regularly inspected by SIAMS. In order to apply for this role you must have the following; Qualified Teacher Status Experience working in a UKS2 class and have recent references to support your application Have good availability in the Summer Term and for the rest of the year in order to take up the role Uphold the Catholic ethos and deliver high quality Religious Studies lesson content All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided. For details of our privacy policy, please visit the Teaching Personnel website