Job Details
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE?
St. Thomas of Canterbury is a vibrant and diverse school community. Located close to Manchester City Centre and very convenient for city living.
Pupils thoroughly enjoy coming to school, working hard and achieving their very best. Behaviour and attitudes to learning are excellent. The happy and supportive staff team are second to none!
Are you up for a challenge? Do you want to make a real difference to the life chances of children? If you are ambitious, talented, and possess a real flair for teaching and learning, then this is the job for you! Many pupils at SToC present with barriers to learning so simply ‘delivering’ the curriculum is not enough to meet their needs. The staff build excellent relationships with the children and families, and the teachers are forensic in their formative assessment so the children receive what they actually need. Working here requires hard work and a real depth of thought, but it will allow you to develop into the best possible teacher
To enrich our school community, we positively encourage applicants from black and ethnic minorities, all faiths, genders and socio-economic backgrounds to apply. Applications from ECTs are welcome.
SToC Primary School offers:
- a two-form entry school with excellent support from the parallel teacher;
- a TA in every class to support inclusive teaching and learning;
- pupils who love to learn, work hard and behave impeccably;
- a fully planned and resourced curriculum for all subject areas;
- an excellent ECT package, (if applicable) including dedicated time to work alongside and regularly observe expert practitioners;
- a senior leadership team that enables teachers to thrive;
- a large, supportive staff team with low mobility;
- specialist external providers for music and PE lessons;
- commitment to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter;
- a recent Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ judgement.
The successful candidate will be:
- passionate about children, education and learning;
- an outstanding practitioner (or have the aspiration to become one);
- a hard worker and a team player;
- open to learning and making the most of the research-informed CPD on offer;
- comfortable with the Catholic ethos of the school (candidates do NOT need to be Catholic or a practising Catholic)
Visits to the school are very welcome and strongly recommended.
Simply contact the school by email. Alternatively, phone for an informal chat about the post.
Observations: week beginning Monday 16th June 2025
Interviews: Wednesday 25th June 2025
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a fully enhanced DBS check.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.
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