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Class Teacher

Dean CE Primary School wishes to appoint an excellent class teacher to join our dedicated team, from the start of the autumn term teaching in a mixed age class.  The successful candidate will need to be:

  • An excellent primary practitioner with recent experience of teaching and assessment, particularly in Key Stage 2, and with high expectations of pupil progress and achievement
  • Calm and positive in managing pupils’ behaviour, including that of pupils with SEND
  • Dedicated to ensuring the progress and well-being of all pupils, of all abilities, with a commitment to high standards, both professionally and personally
  • Highly motivated, enthusiastic, organised, flexible and caring
  • Able to work as part of a strong team and be fully involved in the life of the school including forming strong links with parents and the community
  • Sympathetic to the Christian ethos of our school and be committed to our aims and values
  • Able to lead or support a curriculum area/aspect of the School Action Plan and contribute to whole school development.  A SENCO allowance could be available for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate.

We can offer you:

  • A great opportunity to join a dedicated staff team who put our children, their learning and wellbeing, first
  • Well behaved pupils who are keen to learn, try to do their best and want to make the world a better place
  • A strong Christian ethos and supportive parent and wider local community
  • An opportunity to take the first, or next, step in your career, working within the supportive network of the Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust

The post is advertised as temporary (due to school budget and funding uncertainties) at Main Pay Scale (M1-M6) but there is potential that this could become permanent at a later stage; Early Career Teachers would be considered, as would more experienced teachers looking for the opportunity to take on a ‘middle leadership’ role (particularly as SENCO or Maths subject leader).  

Dean CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to rigorous checks; Enhanced DBS and Barred List checks are required for this post, as are excellent professional references.  

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 9th June   

Interview date TBC (possibly Wednesday 11th or Friday 13th June).

Application forms and further details about the post are available below.  Visits to the school are welcome by prior arrangement with the Head of School, Donna Hawley, or Executive Headteacher, Jo Laker, (over half term contact can be made via email: jlaker@dean.cumbria.sch.uk) or by contacting the school office on 01946 861408 or email office@dean.cumbria.sch.uk).  Please get in touch for an informal conversation or to find out more about the role(s) offered.

Clerk to the Local Governing Body: We are looking for an organised and friendly person to be our Clerk to the Local Governing Body to help prepare for and minute meetings.  Could this be you?  This is a  permanent post, paid for 2 hours per week (in term time) at about £12.18 per hour.  Further details can be found in the job profile below.  Please email or phone the school to arrange a visit or phone call to find out more. This is a rolling vacancy so interviews will be offered when we have suitable candidates come forward.

Please note that any applications must be on the school application form (CVs are not accepted).   

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of its pupils across its family of schools. The Trust engages with young people and staff in policy and practice developments, proactively encourages feedback and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful candidate will be required to hold, or undergo a suitable enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, to be returned to school prior to the date of the interview. Applicants may be asked for further information about their criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service and DfE (where relevant) before your appointment is confirmed.

The school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online and is required of schools (see the updated KCSIE 2023).

NOTE: it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.