Class Teacher- maternity cover
St John's College School
Cambridgeshire
- £20,429 - £49,481 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 22 April 2025
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2025
Job overview
A wonderful teacher is required to teach a class of up to twenty children in Year 4. The post will be 78% time for a fixed period of one term to cover a period of maternity leave.
Terms of Employment
Hours
This is a fixed term post for one term in the Summer of 2025.
Remuneration
The Salary will be on the St John’s teaching salary scale, the top point of which is currently £49,481 per annum for a full-time role; the entry point on the scale will depend upon qualifications, competencies and experience.
A private health scheme may also be made available to the successful applicant.
Applications
A handwritten letter of application should be sent with a fully completed application form (see ‘The Application and Recruitment Process at St John’s’) to The Headmaster, St John’s College School, 75 Grange Road, Cambridge CB3 9AA, to arrive no later than 9am on Monday 24 February 2025. Please send this via email to recruitment@sjcs.co.uk.
References will be taken up and short-listed candidates will then be invited to spend a day at the school for the final interview procedure, which will involve tours of the school, meetings with various members of staff, the teaching of an observed lesson and interviews, which will include questions related to safer recruitment.
All reasonable interview expenses will be reimbursed by the School.
St John’s College School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
All appointments are subject to a criminal background check and proof of qualifications in accordance with the requirements of the Children Act.
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About St John's College School
Set in the heart of Cambridge, St John’s College School has long enjoyed and deserved a national reputation for the exceptional quality of education and care it provides, which focuses on fostering the aptitudes and nurturing the growth of each child. St John’s has been awarded national Best Prep School and national Best Prep School Head awards in the Tatler Schools Awards. Its teaching has been rated ‘inspirational’ by the Independent Schools Inspectorate and it is the first of the very few to have achieved the coveted ‘exceptional’ grade for children’s attainment. At St John’s, we believe in a childhood filled with affection, in which children know that they are known and valued, in which they learn to trust themselves and each other, in which they find and express their voice, discover the difference they can make for themselves and others, learn to think for themselves, to question, to collaborate, to be independent, to own and take charge of their learning and their lives.
A curriculum that believes in children draws from them the highest and the deepest levels of attainment. Though we are not selective in our Kindergarten, our children are on average at the 85th centile on national tests or ability before they leave. Our exam results are outstanding and our 60 leavers gain on average around 25 scholarships to the strongest schools. Up to one-third of our past pupils in due course gain Oxbridge places each year, more than in the most academically selective of schools: our children continue to be exceptional learners.
The School is located in leafy Grange Road, a short walk across the playing fields from the centre of town and the College, at the heart of which sits the Chapel, home to the internationally renowned College Chapel Choir. The School site has undergone significant rebuilding or redevelopment in the last five years to ensure the facilities, layout and fabric of the buildings fully support the delivery of the School’s ethos.
The majority of children proceed at 13+ to day schools in Cambridge, each of which sets its own Entrance exams, predominantly in English and Maths. About one-third of the children proceed at 13+ to boarding schools via Common Entrance while others will proceed via Academic Scholarship examinations.
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