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Class teacher
Salary: Main Scale
Job Type: Full Time
Start Date: September 2026
Apply By: 10th June 2026
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary and Nursery School, part of the St Benedict Catholic Academy Trust, is seeking to appoint enthusiastic, compassionate and committed class Teacher to join our dedicated team from September 2026.
St James is a fantastic school where staff are well supported to provide a well mapped out curriculum and are encouraged to learn and develop as professionals. We invest in schemes for English, Maths, Humanities and RE to free up staff to deliver lessons and focus on the learning. Behaviour is really strong and our pupils want to learn. Ofsted has been and gone last academic year, rating us as outstanding.
Staff wellbeing is really important to us, but this is not a gimmick, it is embedded into how we work on a daily basis with consideration given to workload and support where needed. Every member of staff gets a half day per term wellbeing time to take when they wish. Flexibility is given when important personal events happen.
Staff CPD is core to our improvement, all staff have been given opportunities to go on Erasmus trips to learn from centres of excellence in Finland, Sweden, Poland, Iceland, Spain and Italy. We work closely with our local schools to develop our staff and have accessed numerous NPQ courses and MA's for staff.
The school prioritises opportunities for professional development and career progression for each member of the team.
There are also opportunities that arise periodically for additional TLR (Teaching and learning responsibility) payments to be made where individuals are ambitious and seek to develop a significant whole school priority.
Come and have a look around, meet the school dog Millie, the school cat Sasha, the guinea pigs and the hens. Oh, and meet the children and staff! Then put your application in!
The role would be suitable for an ECT.
Key To Your Success Will Be

• An understanding of relevant educational policies and practices
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Excellent IT skills organisational skills
• Excellent initiative and able to demonstrate the ability to problem solve and react quickly and effectively to resolve situations that arise
• Establishing productive working relationships with pupils, acting as a role model whilst planning, implementing and developing teaching and learning
• Excellent people skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent oral, written and numerical skills
• Able to support and actively promote the Catholic ethos of the school.
  

St James the Great is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you are keen to develop professionally in an exciting, caring and supportive environment, we look forward to receiving your application form, letter of application and a personal statement which addresses the requirements for this role as detailed in the advert, person specification and job description.
Visits to our school are strongly recommended, please email office@stjamesthegreat.org to arrange a visit.
Closing date: Midday Wednesday 10th June 2026 - Return completed applications to finance@stjamesthegreat.org
Shortlisted candidates will be informed on Thursday 11th June 2026 Interviews:
Morning of Friday 19th June or Monday 22nd June
We reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates early.
Documents
Document Title Date Download SBCAT Application Form (Web) 24th Jun 2025 Download St. James the Great Teacher Job Description 22nd May 2026 Download
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Job Specification
St James the Great Primary School
Location:
Windsor Road Thornton Heath, Surrey CR7 8HJ
Position
Classroom Teacher
Department
Primary Classroom Teacher
Salary
Main Scale
Contract Hours
Full Time
Start Date
September 2026
Closing Date
10th June 2026
Job Reference
STJTG - Class teacher
Any Questions?
For further information about this vacancy please contact us using Ref: STJTG - Class teacher.
020 8771 3424
finance@stjamesthegreat.org
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