Class Teacher

Class Teacher for KS1 or KS2

ECT or MPS for September 2025

Tenable: 1st September 2025
Salary: ECT/MPS
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Visits: please email recruitment@st-johns.croydon.sch.uk with your contact details and availability.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for you to be part of our excellent teaching team from September and welcome applications from ECTs at the beginning of their teaching careers or those currently on the main pay scale.  St John’s is a vibrant and happy oversubscribed Outstanding primary school with a distinctive Christian ethos.

St. John’s offers:

• Highly motivated and happy children who strive to achieve their best;
• A friendly, collaborative, supportive and dedicated team of colleagues;
• A well-resourced and innovative learning environment in our spacious well-maintained buildings and grounds;
• High quality bespoke opportunities for professional development;
• Good public transport links;
• Access to a free employee Assistance Programme, including counselling.

Are you:

• About to embark on your teaching career and looking for the right first school?
• Looking to develop your career in an encouraging and supportive school?
• A creative and inspirational teacher who has outstanding practice?
• Innovative and passionate about learning and teaching, with a proactive inclusive approach?
• Committed to raising standards and helping all children to achieve their best?

If so, we encourage you to browse our website and watch the virtual tour of the school https://www.st-johns.croydon.sch.uk/about/take-a-tour/ and then email recruitment@st-johns.croydon.sch.uk to arrange a visit in person or a phonecall to learn more about the job and our school.

If working at our school appeals to you and you have the skills, experience and personality we’re looking for, you are encouraged to apply.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we will be shortlisting and arranging interviews on receipt of applications.  Please email any queries to recruitment@st-johns.croydon.sch.uk
An Information Pack, which contains the Job Description, Person Specification and recruitment procedure is available from the school’s vacancy page on ou website www.st-johns.croydon.sch.uk
CVs or agency enquiries are not accepted.

St John’s School is committed to safeguarding and protecting all our children by implementing robust safer recruitment practices.  We identify and reject any applicants who are unsuitable to work with children. We will respond to concerns about the suitability of applicants during the recruitment process and about employees and volunteers once they have begun their role here with us.  All new staff and volunteers participate in an induction which includes child protection and are signposted to our supporting policies and procedures.

As this role involves working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – this means that you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). The amendments to the Exceptions Order state that certain ‘spent’ convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ and are therefore not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. References for shortlisted candidates will be sought prior to interview and an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS will be completed on the successful applicant.

Photographic identification and certificates of all relevant qualifications will need to be provided at the interview stage.

St John’s School is committed to positively tackling discrimination in all its forms and works to ensure that all sections of the community have fair and equal access to and experience within employment.  We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, in particular those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce; we are respectful of all individuals’ race, age, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, disabilities and cultural background.

In line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UKGDPR) and the expected provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) the school is responsible for holding and protecting personal data.  The school is required to share some data with the Local Authority and the DFE. For further information on who we share data with please see our website for our Privacy Notices: http://www.st-johns.croydon.sch.uk/