The successful candidate will:

• Be fully supportive of our Catholic ethos and passionate about Catholic Social Teaching
• Create a safe, inclusive learning environment that encourages children's curiosity, creativity, and social development.
• Have an excellent knowledge of the primary curriculum and understand how children learn.
• Be creative and devoted to providing children with rich learning experiences.
• High expectations of pupils
• The ability to be a reflective practitioner, committed to raising standards
• Have excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.
• Has good interpersonal skills and works effectively as a team member with colleagues, parents and governors.
• Be committed to developing the whole child and able to demonstrate a commitment to innovation, creativity, and inclusion. 
• Have a strong commitment to their own learning and professional development.

In return, we are proud to offer

• A welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos where everyone is valued.
• A positive learning environment throughout the school.
• Enthusiastic, considerate and well-behaved children who love to learn;
• An ambitious curriculum;
• A dedicated and enthusiastic staff team;
• Supportive parents, parish and governors
• A genuinely exciting partnership of schools, known as the Tolkien Cluster, that thrives through training and shared expertise.
• A willingness to embrace new ideas and opportunities.

We encourage applicants to visit our school and to speak to the Headteacher about this role. Appointments can be arranged by contacting the School Business Manager, Angela Gilbride, a.gilbride@stdunstans.bham.sch.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

As part of our recruitment process, we conduct rigorous online searches in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for all shortlisted candidates.

NB - CVs will not be considered.

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently, and respectfully throughout the application, assessment, and selection process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, and 2020. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016), and therefore, the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

St Dunstan’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks.