Class Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Edmunds Catholic Primary School are looking for an inspiring and dedicated Teacher to join our happy and successful school, to teach in Key Stage One. We are looking appoint a teacher who is ready and able to support the catholic nature of our school.

We can offer you a host of fantastic experiences and opportunities, as well as access to an extensive training programme. This post offers the opportunity to join a very supportive staff team.

Your experience, qualities and skills should include

• Excellent classroom practise with high expectations, strong behaviour management and the determination to see expectations met
• A knowledge of the Key Stage One curriculum
• Commitment to continually seek improvement and raise standards
• Understanding of high-quality teaching and learning strategies in Key Stage One
• Experience in leading and having subject responsibility for the whole school would be desirable
• A developed understanding of early phonics, preferably with knowledge of The Little Wandle scheme of work
• Work with outside agencies including SEN specialists, students and parent volunteers
• Experience of safeguarding requirements

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you

• An excellent working environment with children who really want to learn
• A friendly and successful school
• A dedicated and hard-working staff team
• A positive learning environment
• Supportive staff, governors, parental community

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, medical checks and right to work in the UK checks.

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date for the appropriate candidate.

All application forms and the job description are available from the vacancy section on our school website or call the school office on 020 8894 7898.

Please return completed applications to the school office: info@st-edmunds.richmond.sch.uk by 9am Monday 1st June. Interviews will be held 5th June 2026

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.