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St Christophers Academy

Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4NJ admin@stchristophersacademy.org www.stchristophersacademy.org
Location: Dunstable
Phase: Primary
Gender: Mixed
Age range: 2 - 11 years

St Christophers Academy

About St Christophers Academy

Welcome to St Christophers Academy

St Christophers Academy is a thriving primary school and nursery with approximately 400 children.  The school is situated close to the Dunstable and Luton border in Bedfordshire, and has all the variety and energy of a fully multi-cultural primary school.

In October 2019 the Academy was inspected and judged as Good by Ofsted. Since then, we have continued to improve and are constantly striving to develop our practice and raise levels of achievement.

The size of the Academy and membership of the Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) means that opportunities available to staff are incredibly varied and wide-ranging. We have a growing reputation for developing an exciting and innovative culture of research within the Academy.

The staff teams across the academy are very friendly and welcoming. We are always available to help with any matters and work together to help make the background running of the Academy run as smoothly as possible.

If you would like to visit St Christophers Academy during a normal teaching day, please do not hesitate to contact us.


Safer Recruitment and Selection of School Staff  

The school has adopted robust recruitment and selection procedures that minimise the risk of employing people who might abuse children, or are otherwise unsuitable to work with them. We complete a full range of checks which are carried out to minimise the possibility of children and young people suffering harm from those they consider to be in positions of trust. 

We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the school, including volunteers and staff employed by contractors. This is an essential part of creating a safe environment for children and young people.   

Safer practice in recruitment means thinking about and including issues to do with child protection and safeguarding children at every stage of the process. This includes obtaining and scrutinising comprehensive information about applicants. For example, obtaining professional references, verifying academic or vocational qualifications, previous employment history, verifying health and physical capacity for the job as well as resolving any discrepancies or anomalies in references.  It also includes ensuring that advertising, job descriptions, person specifications and interview processes includes safeguarding and right to work in England checks.

Everyone who works in the school, including volunteers, will have appropriate Disclosure and Barring (DBS),  teacher status checks and disqualification by association checks. The school will ensure volunteers are appropriately supervised as outlined in statutory guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children. See the school's Safer Recruitment, Volunteer and DBS Policies.

 

NQTs

We welcome NQTs at St Christophers Academy and we offer a very good induction programme and package of support for our Newly Qualified Teachers. All teachers are given a mentor to help them through their NQT year where they are provided with a bespoke CPD package. Collaborative working is encouraged at the Academy and staff will plan together and support one another.

CPD at St Christophers is tailored to the needs of the children and staff. We also work with other schools to provide training and support. Currently, our staff are participating in lesson study where they plan lessons together and evaluate the learning of different groups of pupils. The Chiltern Teaching School Alliance provides our NQTs with a fantastic training package. All sessions are twilight sessions and teachers are able to meet each other and share good practice. 

St Christophers is a small school with a family atmosphere, children and staff alike are welcoming and to those who join. Very quickly you will find you have become part of the St Christophers and BE family.

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Current Vacancies

Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy is part of the Bedfordshire Schools Trust and we are looking to recruit an experienced Learning Support Assistant, term time, Monday to Friday 8:30-3:30. You will have worked ...

  Permanent | Part-Time
  £20,258.00 Annually (FTE)
      NJC Scale Point 2 £22,366) FTE
New SHARE

Early Years Teacher

Early Years Teacher

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

We are looking to recruit a qualified Early Years Teacher within our Early Years setting. Tours of the school are welcomed. Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) comprises ten flourishing academies a...

  Permanent/Fixed Term | Full-Time
  Main Pay Scale
New SHARE

KS2 Class Teacher

KS2 Class Teacher

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

To be responsible for teaching a KS2 class

  Permanent | Full-Time
  MPS or UPS depending on experience
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School Information

Location: Dunstable
Phase: Primary
Gender: Mixed
Age range: 2 - 11 years

Current Vacancies

Learning Support Assistant

Learning Support Assistant

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy is part of the Bedfordshire Schools Trust and we are looking to recruit an experienced Learning Support Assistant, term time, Monday to Friday 8:30-3:30. You will have worked ...

  Permanent | Part-Time
  £20,258.00 Annually (FTE)
      NJC Scale Point 2 £22,366) FTE
New SHARE

Early Years Teacher

Early Years Teacher

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

We are looking to recruit a qualified Early Years Teacher within our Early Years setting. Tours of the school are welcomed. Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) comprises ten flourishing academies a...

  Permanent/Fixed Term | Full-Time
  Main Pay Scale
New SHARE

KS2 Class Teacher

KS2 Class Teacher

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

St Christophers Academy, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

To be responsible for teaching a KS2 class

  Permanent | Full-Time
  MPS or UPS depending on experience
New SHARE
Join Our Talent Pool

Let us know you are interested in working with us by joining our Talent Pool.

If you are available for opportunities within our wider family of schools, why not join our Trust Talent Pool?

View 11 vacancies available at other schools within Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Are you looking for a different role at St Christophers Academy? Let us know you are interested in working with us by joining our Talent Pool.

If you are available for opportunities within our wider family of schools, why not join our Trust Talent Pool?

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