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Required for September 2025
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and dedicated teachers with excellent qualifications to join our highly motivated Upper Key Stage 2 team. In the first instance, the successful applicant will lead a Year 6 form and teach English and Maths alongside another subject. An ability to teach music is preferable although not essential for the right candidate. The successful applicant will enjoy the opportunity to develop their practice in one of the most reputable 3-11 independent preparatory schools in Essex.
All staff at St Cedd's School are committed to the development of the whole child and value the importance of both academic and extra-curricular endeavours.
The successful applicant will have a desire to ensure that every child in their care achieves their individual best in the classroom throughout their time at St Cedd's School and will facilitate this through well planned, resourced and delivered lessons tailored to the needs of both the individual child and specific groups of learners. St Cedd's School has an excellent Professional Development programme and all staff are encouraged to become life-long learners.
A full application pack is available from the 'Vacancies' section of our School website (www.stcedds.org.uk), by contacting the Head's PA via email (alatham@stcedds.org.uk) or by telephone on 01245 392810. Applications should be addressed to the Head, Mr Matthew Clarke.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and do not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Employees of St Cedd's School have a responsibility for, and must be committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Salary: Competitive and commensurate with skills and experience
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 19 May
Interviews: Thursday 22 May
Information about the School
St Cedd's School is an independent co-educational school in Chelmsford for pupils aged 3-11. For more than 90 years, boys and girls at St Cedd's School have been enjoying a quality of education that is among the very best you will find both locally and nationally.
We offer pupils the opportunity to aspire and achieve in a caring environment that nurtures talent and supports individual endeavour whilst also developing a sense of community and key collaborative skills to equip young learners for the demands of the 21st Century.