Job Introduction
Class Teacher Required : September 2025
St. Bede’s is a thriving, successful, popular and friendly Catholic School in Basingstoke with delightful children, a dynamic staff and supportive parents and governors. We are seeking to appoint a class teacher, with effect from the Autumn term 2025. We have two classes per year group, so you will be working closely with your colleagues. Although the position is from September 2025, an earlier start date may be considered in certain circumstances.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and ECTs.
At St. Bede’s we offer:
- A community with a strong Catholic ethos which welcomes everyone as equals
- Friendly, well-behaved children who are eager to learn
- Enthusiastic, diligent and dedicated staff
- Very good relationships with parents and the Parish family
- A supportive Governing Body
- The opportunity to develop your career
- For ECTs, an excellent and proven package of induction in which you will be supported to become a great teacher
- For more experienced teachers, the opportunity to make a valued contribution to an ever-improving school, as we journey towards even greater things
We are seeking someone who is:
- Fully supportive of a Catholic vison of education, whether you are Catholic or not
- Inspirational, dedicated and effective in the classroom
- Enthusiastic, flexible and imaginative
- Eager to contribute to the life of the School and its community
- Hard-working and self-evaluative and wants to work as part of a team
- Looking to develop personally and professionally
- Able to laugh at life’s ups and downs
Visits to the School are warmly welcomed.
Please visit our website or email Mrs Colleen Mitchell at the school to obtain an application form or to arrange a visit:
https://www.stbedesprimary.co.uk/community/vacancies-and-teacher-training
c.mitchell@st-bedes.hants.sch.uk
Closing Date: Disclaimer: We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment
Please note that we do not accept applications on Hampshire County Council forms as we are a Catholic school. All applications must be submitted on forms from the Catholic Education Service that are available on request from the school.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
