Class Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

Education and Training

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Degree or Equivalent.

• Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies.
• A commitment to further professional development.

• Experience
• Evidence of being an excellent classroom practitioner.

• Experience of working in a Catholic School.
• Experience of leading or assisting beyond the individual classroom.

• Faith Commitment
• Practising Catholic or demonstrates an understanding and commitment to the ethos and distinctive nature of a Catholic school.

• Commitment to participate in the faith life of the community.

• Knowledge and Understanding
The class teacher should have working knowledge and understanding of:

• Current practices and strategic developments in primary education.
• A working knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum.
• Strategies to promote effective Learning and Teaching.
• Strategies to develop children’s phonic and reading skills.
• Understand and use assessment and record keeping as a means of planning for differentiated Teaching and Learning.
• The statutory requirements of legislation concerning Child Protection/Safeguarding requirements and the Teacher Standards.

• A working knowledge and understanding of how Religious Education is taught in a Catholic School.
• A broad range of interests and a commitment to providing a rich curriculum experience for the children.

• Skills and Abilities
The class teacher will:

• Have high expectations of attainment and behaviour.
• Be an excellent communicator with good organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• Be confident in the use of ICT to support learning.

• Personal Attributes
The successful candidate will be:

• Willing to share ideas, energy and initiative.
• Enthusiastic and excited about teaching children.
• Committed to school improvement and raising pupil achievement.
• Committed to an inclusive education.
• A team player, keen to engage in all aspects of the life of our school.
• Committed to working with parents and the wider community.

What the school offers its staff

St Fidelis is a high performing school in the London Borough of Bexley. The school employs specialist teachers for music and PE who work alongside our class teachers to ensure every child receives a broad and balanced curriculum.

You will work alongside a year group partner in our two-form entry school to plan, teach and assess children’s academic development so that every child makes progress.

You will be articulate and positive, able to work in an atmosphere characterised by our mission of compassion, challenge and excellence.

If you would like to work with our exceptional children, this might be the opportunity you have been looking for.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.