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Required for September 2025, early start considered for the right candidate.
We are looking for a bright and motivated classroom teacher who is passionate about learning and enabling our children to succeed. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and Nursery, our governors invite applications from early career or qualified teachers who can bring high expectations for all our learners.
We welcome applications from Early Career Teachers who can show their potential and drive to unlock learning for every child. Our Lady of Lourdes provides a caring and supportive work environment where specialist teachers enable our staff to develop in all areas of the curriculum.
We are also pleased to receive applications from more experienced teachers. Our children deserve excellence and excellent teaching is important to us. We are looking for a teacher who can drive improvement because of their previous leadership experience or their potential to do so.
We are pleased with the work we have done to improve our curriculum and we recognise the importance of this work going forward. We aim to inspire our learners and we hope that this role will enable our new teacher to help us reach our aims. We need our new teacher to have a positive attitude to change and the potential to bring innovative practice to help us all learn.
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and Nursery is a welcoming school and we can offer you
· A school with a real family and community base feel where everyone belongs
· A supportive working environment where staff and leaders are committed to our school
· The opportunity to learn from specialist teachers in music, science and PE
· Pupils who are well behaved and ready to learn
· The opportunity to make a real difference to our school
Our Lady of Lourdes is a friendly and well-respected school within our community. We have strong links with our feeder parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Peter's.
At Our Lady of Lourdes, we recognise the important role we achieve as teaching our children to love and serve each other as responsible members of our Christian community. We know the importance of enabling children to learn whilst enabling the development of the whole child.
All our applicants need to be supportive of the school's Catholic ethos, however, we invite applications from both Catholic and non-Catholic staff
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed by appointment.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to support this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All applications must be completed using the Catholic Education Service Application Form.
Please contact the school office via email at finance@ourladyoflourdes.southend.sch.uk or call on 01702 475689 for an application pack.
Closing Date: 20th May 2025
Interview Date: Friday 23rd May