We believe great teaching grows in an environment where expertise is recognised, professional voice is respected, and collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. As an experienced teacher joining St John’s, you will find:

• A culture of professional trust, where your experience is appreciated and your ideas shape practice
• Supportive, visible leadership that listens, empowers, and champions staff wellbeing
• Opportunities to further develop your expertise, including sharing and observing high-quality practice across the school
• Dedicated time for professional development, reflection, and curriculum refinement
• A collaborative team ethos, where staff work together to innovate and deliver exceptional learning experiences

As a valued member of our team, you will play a vital role in the delivery of our curriculum with a commitment to raising standards.  You will work closely with the Phase Leader and the Senior Leadership Team to secure outstanding provision and to engage our children in a love of learning. 

Our ideal candidate will be a team player.  You should have the ability to build positive relationships with pupils in order to support them to be successful, happy learners.  You should also be committed to developing your own teaching practice and share the school’s high expectations for all pupils.  For the majority of the teaching week, you will be working with your own class supported by our experienced associate staff team.

“St John’s is a special place and we need a special sort of person;

 someone with sparkle in their eyes.”

School Councillor, Year 4

You will:

·        Deliver interesting and inspiring lessons for your children, fostering a love of learning

·        Have the capacity to bring innovative ideas to the classroom

·        Play a fundamental role in shaping the direction and future of our children

·        Be part of a highly successful network of schools both locally and nationally

·        Receive bespoke training and support in order to be the very best teacher you can be

·        Be part of a Trust wide collaborative network

“Here at St John’s, within the context of Christian beliefs and practice, our children and their families always come first.  We value our children’s feelings, creativeness and success in their learning equally, helping each child’s love of learning grow, whilst also developing their interior posture.”

Andrew Knight, Headteacher

You must:

·        Have a warm smile that makes every child feel special

·        Be able to make every child feel safe when their world outside school might not always feel that way

·        Have the fire in your belly that fuels your desire to help children to learn and grow

·        Be prepared to deal with the lump in your throat when the children make progress

·        Be able to laugh at some of the jokes our children share even though you don’t understand them or find them funny

·        Be prepared to feel loved, special and important to our children and their families

·        Be prepared to kick start your career to a flying start

“From the moment I walked in the door on my visit,

I knew this was the place I wanted to work.”

NQT

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