Key Role Information

Salary
£34069 - 46940
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
21/10/2026 00:00
Interview
23 October 2026
Start
1 January 2027
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Main Pay Range | M1 - M6
Department
Teaching
Key stage
Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3
Hours per week
27.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

St Pauls CE Primary School is part of Vantage CE Academies Trust and is one of 10 schools across Manchester, Trafford, Salford, Bolton and Knowsley.


St Paul's is a small, friendly school in the centre of Salford. Through our teaching, learning and pastoral care, we strive to ensure that our children believe in themselves and in God, so that they have the confidence to overcome barriers in order to achieve, to the best of their ability, whatever they aspire to. Our Christian values, which are at the heart of all we do, help to prepare our children to be a positive citizen in today's society - compassion, forgiveness, respect, trust and justice.


The Governors and Principal of St Paul’s CE Primary School are seeking a motivated and passionate Teacher with a Phase 1 Lead for Year 1,2 & 3 to join their team in providing exceptional opportunities for learning and promoting positive outcomes for children.

Join us now on our journey to make a difference.


Are you looking for a career where you can motivate and inspire?

 … a role where you can use your skills to make a positive impact in children’s lives?

 … a role where no day is the same and you can indulge your subject interests as part of your work?

 The value of teachers in our society has never been higher. We are very proud to be part of this vital profession and are offering the chance for adaptable and driven professionals to join us in our mission.

 

What Can Vantage Offer You?

  1. A secure and reliable public sector career, in diverse and inclusive schools with opportunities for progression across our three regional hubs. 
  2. A strong focus on staff well-being, through our employee package, with a full complement of health-related services to support you in your role.
  3. Access to comprehensive Vantage Plus employee benefits, designed by staff, for staff, including an annual flexi wellbeing day and medical cash plans.
  4. A robust, tailored CPD programme, further enhanced by our trust training bursary which all staff can apply to.
  5. Opportunities for career progression and secondment across Vantage Academy Trust’s nine primary schools, one secondary school and local partners.
  6. Friendly, committed and highly skilled colleagues and leadership, dedicated to our mission, vision and values.
  7. The opportunity to share views and feedback with leadership through our extensive governance framework and staff voice surveys.

 

At Vantage CE Academies Trust, we are very proud of our values-led ethos:

·        Fostering a culture of professional development

·        Developing centres of excellence

·        Encouraging our individual spiritual journeys

·        Developing future and aspirational thinking

·        Celebrating individual distinctiveness and our particular vocation to the least advantaged

·        Encouraging curiosity

·        Refusing to set a limit on what is possible for ourselves, for one another, and for our community of schools.

 

What do I need to bring to the role?

·     Will hold Qualified Teacher Status

·        Will be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations of children's achievements, attainment and

behaviour.

·        Will be able to motivate, inspire and co-operate with their colleagues and children.

·        Will support the Leadership Team in implementing the vision of the school

·        Is reflective, willing to embrace new ideas and take risks in the pursuit of excellence.

·        Is an adaptable and resilient professional

·         Have bags of personality and enthusiasm

·         Be highly motivated, with a can-do-attitude

·         Love working with and helping children to achieve their goals

 

If you think this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

We warmly encourage visits to our school. Please contact us on 0161 850 2455 visit our website  http://www.stpaulsceprimaryschool.co.uk/ or email stpoffice@vantageacademies.co.uk


 

Appointments made are subject to an enhanced DBS check and suitable references being received. References will be requested prior to interview.

Benefits

TLR2c
TLR2c for Phase 1 Lead

Qualifications

QTSessential
QTS

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Knowledge of a creative range of pedagogic approaches to delivering your subjectessential
Enjoy working with young people and have enthusiasm for teaching and learningessential
Able to communicate effectively with children, staff, parents and the wider communityessential
A commitment to participating in training and development as requiredessential
Adaptable, with a willingness to embrace changeessential
Organised, methodical and displaying high motivation and high expectations of childrenessential
Aligned with the school's mission and valuesessential
Capacity to work hard under pressure and to possess a sense of humouressential
Willingness to run an extra-curricular club

Experience

Experience of using a range of technologies to support student learningessential
Experience teaching within a primary school settingessential
Experience of tracking pupil progressessential

Leadership

Ability to instill a strong sense of belief and accountablility in both staff and studentsessential
Focused on standards and positive outcomesessential
Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential

Personal Attributes

Committedessential
Dedicatedessential
Focusedessential
Integrityessential
Great teamworkingessential

Personal Qualities

A proven track record of good attendanceessential

Qualifications and Training

Qualified teacher status (or pending). Potential NQTs welcome.essential

Relevant Skills

Ability to work under supervision, as a member of a team and individuallyessential
A strong commitment supporting children’s learning and good behaviouressential

St Pauls CE Primary School

Human Resources

hr@vantageacademies.c.o.uk

Cross Lane
Salford
Manchester
M5 4AL

Safeguarding Information

Vantage Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references. Vantage Academies Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.