Saint Edmund’s and Saint Thomas’
Catholic Primary School
Oxford Road, Waterloo L22 8QF
Tel 0151 928 5586 Fax 0151 928 4352
10th May 2017
YEAR TWO TEACHING VACANCY
SEPTEMBER 2017
Dear Candidate,
We enclose some additional information about Saint Edmund’s and Saint Thomas’
Catholic Primary School to inform your application for this vacancy.
The school is a Catholic (Voluntary Aided) school with a NOR of 367 pupils
including the current Nursery intake of 52 places
The school has a standard admission number of 45 places in each year group and has
been oversubscribed for a number of years.
The classes are structured as follows;
NURSERY
KEY STAGE 1
Reception/Year 1 There are three classes; one Reception class, one mixed Reception
Year 1 and one Year 1 class. Year 2 is organised as two small classes of
approximately 22 pupils each.
KEY STAGE 2
Years 3 and 4 are organised as one pure Year 3 class, one mixed Year 3/4 class and
one pure Year 4 class and Year 5 and 6 are organised in the same way.
Teaching staff plan in phase group teams and from time to time, teaching teams are
reorganised to broaden colleagues’ professional experience and meet the evolving
needs of the school.
Nine classes are accommodated in the main building whilst three Reception Year 1
classes are accommodated in a separate block of classrooms with a significantly large
outdoor area. We have thirteen full-time teachers and eight full and part-time teaching
assistants.
Headteacher Kieran A Loftus B.Ed Hons
Chair of Governors Mrs S Kendall
The school has enjoyed significant success in sporting achievements in Sefton and
Merseyside and was named Sports School of Sefton in Summer 2016.
The school has a wide range of extra-curricular sports provision and activities for
children in both key stages. The school is also served by an independent ‘out of hours’
club, JETS which is attended by 15% of the pupil population.
We serve two parish communities and have received excellent support from the
parish priests, Rev Fr. John Cullen and Rev Fr Dominic Curran and the parish
catechists from both parishes of Saint Edmund’s and Saint Thomas’ as well as from a
highly committed governing body.
The school’s parent body are very supportive and a dynamic and a creative PTA has
raised significant funds to support curricular initiatives. Events such as fireworks
nights, quizzes, salsa nights, egg hunts, bingo, fêtes and a discos have all contributed
significantly to developing very good home / school relationships. Parents’ attendance
at curriculum workshops, parents’ meetings and school trips highlight their
commitment to supporting the school in raising standards. Similarly, the parents
ensure that the children wear the school’s uniform and the children are well presented
at the start of the school day.
The school received the Basic Skills Early Years Quality Mark and the Primary
Science Gold Mark reaccreditation in Autumn 2016.
We are hoping to secure the services of an experienced Year Two teacher who can
assist us in our determination to raise standards in the school.
Should you wish to seek further information, please feel free to contact the school and
the administrative staff can arrange an appointment for you to visit the school.
Yours faithfully,
Kieran A Loftus
Headteacher
Headteacher Kieran A Loftus B.Ed Hons
Chair of Governors Mrs S Kendall