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St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Tennyson Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM1 4HY
Tel: 01245 354875
Fax: 01245 358926
E-mail: admin@st-piusx.essex.sch.uk
Head Teacher: Mrs Sharon Derbyshire
"Together in God's loving family, we believe, we learn, we grow".
Full Time Class Teacher vacancy - in year 1 or another year group depending on candidate's experience.
Required September 2025 but could begin January 2026.
Join Our Team - Trainee Teacher Opportunity (Salaried Teacher Training Route with QTS) at St Pius X Catholic Primary School.
This vacancy is also open to ECT's or experienced teachers.
Start Date: September 2025
Salaried Training Route: Paid as an Unqualified Teacher (during training year) or MPS
Are you passionate about education and ready to inspire the next generation? Whether you're an Early Career Teacher (ECT), a career changer, or a recent graduate, this could be the perfect opportunity to kick-start your teaching career.
We are offering a Salaried Trainee Teacher position leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) after one year. During this time, you'll receive full-time pay while gaining hands-on experience in the classroom and completing your training.
What We Offer:
A paid training year as an Unqualified Teacher
Approx. 70% classroom teaching, with dedicated time for college (one day per week) and PPA
Full support from experienced mentors and a welcoming, collaborative team
A direct path to QTS and future teaching opportunities
What We're Looking For:
A degree in any subject (required)
A genuine interest in teaching and working with young people
Relevant experience (e.g. tutoring, youth work, teaching assistant roles, etc.)
Commitment to training and learning on the job
A candidate who is willing to apply through our partnered training college
If you're ready to start your journey into teaching and make a real difference, we want to hear from you! Contact the school office on 01245 354875 to arrange a visit.
We can offer:
• a lovely school community with friendly staff.
• children who demonstrate 'exemplary behaviour' Ofsted 2024
• full-time teaching assistant who is enthusiastic and supportive
• A newly decorated and well-resourced classroom with its own play area (if in year 1)
• A supportive and realistic Leadership Team
• An enthusiastic and highly committed staff team
• PPA covered by experienced HLTA's
• Wonderful premises and grounds
• Supportive parents and Governing Body
St Pius X Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and supportive references.
Application packs are available on-line @ www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk .
Closing date: Monday 30th June 2025 - Noon.
Interview Date: Monday 7th July 2025.
Information about the School
Welcome to St Pius X Catholic Primary School
Our school is a small, caring and happy school where staff know all of the children and where every child really matters. Our committed staff work hard to provide a rich and challenging curriculum and strive to encourage a love of learning in our pupils to create resilient, life long learners when they leave us. Our curriculum is progressive so that knowledge and skills are built upon over time and designed in a way, using exciting topics (with clear defined subjects) to engage, inspire and motivate our learners so that they hold onto and build upon their learning each year.
Everything we do is underpinned by our Catholic faith with Christ at the centre:
‘Together in God’s loving family, we believe, we learn, we grow’. We work in partnership with parents and the Church to help the children to grow in a deeper understanding of their faith as they develop. We have close links with our parish church, Blessed Sacrament, Chelmsford.
Our school community has agreed core values, based on the Beatitudes that we want our children to work towards in their strive for excellence, to be the very best they can, no matter what their starting point. Our values of fairness, kindness, forgiveness, peacefulness, integrity and service are weaved throughout our curriculum and we reward our children when they demonstrate these values to help them grow to be the very best they can be! We value the joy of working and learning in a community that is strengthened by common values and expectations and that strives to serve God through service towards others. Our children are also taught to respect and value other cultures and faiths.
We believe in high aspirations, high motivation and high achievement for all. We encourage children to have high expectations of themselves and aspire to be the best that they can be.
Our children, staff and parents, and parish are a happy and caring community who work together to enable our children to grow into successful, happy and caring individuals who are ready to go out in the world and make a difference.
We are all proud of our school where pupils enjoy their learning in a caring environment where they feel safe, secure and valued.
Mrs S.Derbyshire
Head Teacher (B.Ed.Hons)