St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

Key Stage One Class Teacher (Ref: SBMAT271)

Fixed Term to 31/08/2025

Full Time

Main Scale Pay Range

REQUIRED TO START: April 2025

Location: Woodfield Primary School

The Directors are seeking to appoint a Key Stage 1 teacher to join our outstanding school and family  of teachers, children and governors.  As a large primary school, opportunities abound for working collaboratively in a supportive and encouraging environment.

Schools in the Trust:

Wolverhampton Hub:

·        St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

·        St Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South Staffordshire

·        Woodfield Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

·        All Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South Staffordshire

·        Oak Meadow Primary School, Wolverhampton

·        Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, Dudley

·        Christ Church CE Primary School, Walsall

Stafford Hub:

·        Gnosall CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        Haughton CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, Stafford

We are looking for a good/outstanding KS1 child-centred practitioner with:  

·        High expectations of children and a proven commitment to raising standards.  

·        The ability to motivate, support and inspire children and peers by example. 

·        Successful teaching experience in a primary school.  

·        Excellent and proven English, maths and wider curriculum subject knowledge. 

·        Proven skills of organisation and time management.  

·        The ability to work effectively within a team.  

·        Excellent interpersonal skills.  

·        Commitment to the safeguarding of children.

·        Commitment to the distinctive Christian nature of the Trust.

We can offer you:

·        A strong commitment to your professional development and career progression in a successful, caring, and supportive Multi-Academy Trust and school.

·        Friendly and hardworking staff and children.

·        A well-planned curriculum which supports teachers’ subject knowledge and manages workload.

·        Amazing children with outstanding attitudes to learning.

·        Experienced and supportive leaders who deliver customised CPD.

·        Strong opportunities to enhance children’s personal development at all stages of their school life.

·        Excellent parental support and community links.

·        Potential future opportunities to raise standards and provide support in other schools in our Multi-Academy Trust and beyond.

·        An opportunity to join a happy, caring team who work together, placing the child at the centre of all we do and as Ofsted reported, ‘a community where everybody belongs’.

For further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact:

Mrs P  Brown (School Office Manager) 01902 558835 / pbrown@stbartsmat.co.uk

Closing Date:                    29th January 2025 at 9.00am

Interviews:                        Thursday 3rd February 2025

To apply, please send your completed application form and recruitment monitoring form to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk including job reference SBMAT271 in the subject line of your email. Early submissions may be contacted before the closing date.

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.