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Are you passionate about providing children with a safe and structured mealtime where they can eat and play with their friends. If this sounds like you then St Michael’s Primary Academy is looking for two Mealtime Assistants to join their team. We are looking for caring individuals who can lead play, interact with the children and undertake the responsibility of supervising and ensuring the safety of the children at all times.

The main duties of the role are:

· Set up the dining hall

· To set up and lead play activities in the playground.

· Supervision of all pupils during their mealtime and organising the dinner queue

· To co-ordinate play for pupils.

· To assist with the well-being of pupils during lunchtime.

· To support the supervision of children during lunch and play, using your initiative to ensure caring quality provision is continuously made.

Experience of working with children is not essential, just the passion to help improve the life chances of children within a school environment whilst being prepared to work inside and outside in all weathers.

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of

children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy: https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies

Our commitment to EDI

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status

 If you have any queries when applying for this role, please contact the People team via People@stcmat.org

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Job Description

Person Specification

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Y4 teacher to cover maternity leave, to become part of our teaching team helping us to achieve our mission to ‘Enrich Lives Every Day’. We are looking for someone who can develop strong, positive relationships that inspire children to be the best they can be academically, personally, socially and spiritually. You will work as part of a team, under the direction of the phase lead, Headteacher and the Deputy Head, to ensure all children are receiving the best possible education to reach their full potential.

We are interested to know, through your personal statement, any subject interests or age phase expertise.  Applications from both aspiring leaders, newly qualified and early careers teachers are welcomed.

Our new teacher’s needs to:

• Be an exemplary teacher, who is an inspirational, creative and innovative.
• Have a sound pedagogical understanding of how children learn, including effective teaching and behaviour management strategies.
• Plan an engaging and motivating curriculum rooted in first hand experiences: making the most of the school and local environment.
• Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion.
• Be a reflective practitioner.
• Willing to commit to working with leaders and staff to support the development of the school vision.

In return, we can offer:

• Children who are keen to learn, look after each other and are proud of their school.
• A supportive and dedicated staff team, who are passionate about providing our children with the best learning opportunities.
• Professional development opportunities to enhance career aspirations.
• A supportive and coaching approach to school improvement and teacher development. 

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

St Michael’s CofE Primary Academy is a larger than average, primary school, located in Heavitree, Exeter. It is part of St Christopher’s Trust which comprises of 21 schools across the county.  St Michael’s has enjoyed an excellent reputation for serving the local community for over 140 years. It is oversubscribed and is currently full with 420 pupils.  The school is inclusive and as such, welcomes children with a range of needs and from a variety of backgrounds.  This leads to an active learning environment, catering for diverse cohorts whilst ensuring high standards.  There is a strong team culture with staff working closely with each other for the benefit of all the children.  Through established and embedded values, St Michael’s children are not only excellent learners, they are also first-class citizens, helping to make the world a better place for all.   

Visits to the school are encouraged can be booked via the school office on 01392 256669 or mic.admin@stcmat.org

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If you have any further questions applying for this role, please contact the People Team (HR) via people@stcmat.org  

Job Description

Person Specification

Applications need to be completed by 4pm on Tuesday 25th November.   Interviews will be held on Friday 5th December.

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post. 

Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy: 

https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies 

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.

Are you ready to take that next step in your career or already a strong leader looking to take on a new challenge? We are seeking to appoint an Early Years Leader with exceptional Early Years knowledge who will take charge of our Reception classes at St Michael’s and take a strategic development of the Early Years.  You will be able to flourish as both a practitioner and a leader with a supportive team around you and within a positive environment.

Joining our Senior Leadership Team and receiving support from our Deputy and Headteacher, you will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Early Years as well as having a role to play in shaping the strategic direction of Early Years in our school.  This is an exciting opportunity where you will be able to use your strong pedagogy and philosophy for Early Years, along with your creative flare and zest for learning, to lead our EYFS team towards become a beacon of excellence.

As part of St Christopher’s Trust, we can offer a fantastic range of professional development opportunities whatever your career stage and we are looking for leaders that relish a challenge, stand out from the crowd and really want to make a difference.

We offer:

• Supportive staff and an experienced team
• A supportive community of parents
• Children who are happy and motivated to learn and a supportive, welcoming and hardworking staff team
• A strong track record of career progression
• A good school (Ofsted 2025) with aspirations to become a beacon school.
• A welcoming, nurturing school with a strong ethos and set of values that underpin all that we do
• Children who are happy and motivated to learn and a supportive, welcoming and hardworking staff team

 The successful candidate will:

• Be a proven strong EYFS teacher who has a clear understanding of high-quality teaching, learning and curriculum.
• Have leadership skills that will enable staff to flourish and pupils to reach their potential, underpinned by a strong personal philosophy and clear pedagogical subject knowledge.
• Be happy to support the Church of England ethos of our school through our school values.
• Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for all pupils.
• Have high expectations of themselves and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.
• A commitment to developing an engaging and exciting curriculum based on practical and first-hand learning experiences set within a very strong learning environment.

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Job Description

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

If you have any queries when applying for this role, please contact The People Team (HR) via people@stcmat.org

Applications need to be completed by 9:00am on Monday 20th October Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd October 2025.

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, for all shortlisted applicants. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Please visit the below website for our Trust policies and our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy:

https://www.stchristophersmat.org/key-information/item/10/trust-policies

Our commitment to EDI

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or veteran status.