Teacher
Required in September 2025 (Full time – Maternity cover)
MPS 1 – 6
The Governing Body is looking to appoint a teacher to join our Catholic Primary School in September 2025 on a maternity cover contract. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of the St Clare Catholic multi academy trust.
Situated in the South of Sheffield, St Thomas of Canterbury School is a Catholic Voluntary Academy with a popular pre-school and integrated resource. Our school community is made up of our wonderful children, their families, our parishes and our committed team of staff and we are dedicated to supporting our children to develop spiritually, morally, socially and academically. The governors are seeking to appoint a highly motivated teacher to build on our successes and to work with our headteacher and deputy headteacher to support our school towards achieving our vision.
The successful candidate will:
* fully support the Catholic ethos of the school
* be a confident and visible leader with a clear vision
* be an outstanding teacher with a strong track record
* contribute to whole-school self-evaluation and school improvement planning
* offer guidance and support to support staff, modelling best practices and showing up-to-date knowledge of current theory and practice
* have the ability to build relationships with staff, pupils, parents, Governors and others working in St Clare CMAT and a wide variety of external partners
* work closely with the headteacher and wider SLT to develop a compelling faith-centred vision for the school that acts as the focus of all activity and drives improvement
* be able to respond and adapt effectively to changing circumstances, maintaining high levels of performance
* place safeguarding at the heart of all decision-making
In return we can offer you:
* enthusiastic and ambitious children who are keen to learn
* a highly supportive, effective and ambitious Governing Body
* a school which is fully staffed by a dedicated, high performing teaching and support team committed to supporting the school and its pupils
Closing Date: 23rd April 2025
Assessment Day: 2nd May 2025
Our school is robust in promoting the safeguarding of children and is rigorous in its recruitment checks. This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all our children. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose any cautions or convictions prior to interview.
In addition, an online search will also be conducted for all shortlisted candidates prior to interview. If appointed, the successful candidate will be required to complete various vetting checks, including an enhanced DBS criminal records check, a Childrens Barred List check and a prohibition from teaching check.
Please note that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you have been placed on the Childrens Barred List. Before applying, candidates are asked to read the schools safeguarding policy, which is available at: https://www.st-tc.co.uk/safeguarding
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