Class Teacher

The Kite Academy Trust, Ash Vale, GU12 5PX

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,398.00 - £52,490.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers Main Pay Scale - Upper Pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

Class Teacher

Full-time

Fixed term and Permanent Positions Available

Salary: MPS - UPS (£34,398 - £52,490 FTE)

Are you an ambitious and committed teacher looking for your next opportunity? We are excited to welcome talented teachers, including ECTs, to our exceptional team. With flexibility across our staffing structure, we invite applications from teachers in EYFS, KS1 or KS2, including those with strong Year 6 experience.

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do; we believe, by working as one Kite team, we are stronger together. As a class teacher with at The Kite, you will be part of a supportive, forward-thinking Trust where schools work closely together. We place a significant emphasis on colleague wellbeing and offer a unique wellness pledge that ensures that every member of staff feels supported, valued, and able to thrive.

Here at The Kite we pride ourselves on placing your workload, professional development and personal wellbeing at the centre of all that we do. The Kite Academy Trust is recognised by Ofsted as a Trust where ‘staff speak highly of leaders, governors and trustees. Teachers enjoy impressive training opportunities. They work with schools across the trust to share expertise and develop their skills. This helps their workload and wellbeing’ (Ofsted, November 2023).

The Kite Academy Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusion and are guided by our core values of positivity, integrity, resilience, respect, and aspiration. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive, and supportive environment where early career teachers can develop confidence, expertise, and a lifelong love of teaching.

Principle responsibilities:

The teacher will undertake all duties required of a qualified teacher identified in the School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document and will also undertake teaching in a designated area of the academy including, as below:

Establishing positive relationships with the children in your class and across the academy

Planning and teaching well-structured lessons, which meet the needs of all pupils

Making accurate and productive use of assessment to promote good progress and outcomes by pupils

Setting high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

Managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

Undertaking reasonable roles and responsibilities as requested by the Academy Headteacher

Playing a full part in the life of the school community, supporting the ethos of the school, and encouraging staff, parents and pupils to do likewise

Complying with school policies and procedures

Ensuring personal professional development is prioritised, being up-to-date with national and local developments and participating in whole school and individualised INSET

We offer you:

A trust which is committed to continuously improving colleague wellbeing

A curriculum which colleagues shape for the future

Approaches which are evidence and research informed

The option to work from home to complete PPA

Genuine opportunities for career progression

The opportunity to help shape our Trust education strategy

A dedicated, friendly staff team, as well as happy, motivated children

Discounted Wrap around care, at relevant academies, if your child is a Kite Academy Pupil (Linked to contractual hours)

Competitive salary & pension scheme

An incredible range of employee benefits (including access to Perkbox)

Employee Assistance Programme

Workplace pension through The Teachers’ Pension Scheme

If you are interested in joining our team, would like to learn more about the exciting opportunities available, or would like to arrange a visit to one of our schools to see our wonderful colleagues and pupils in action, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please contact Gemma Golland, HR Officer at recruitment@kite.academy who will support with this.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Kite Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and social media check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Kite Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-kite-academy-trust

The Kite Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust formed in October 2015 with a shared aim of providing the very best for all of our children, families and staff. Our Trust is built around our shared vision - to be a first class, inclusive, collaborative and forward-thinking family of local academies. Collaboration at every level, across the Trust, is a vital element in our continuing success. We are a Trust with our vision and values at the heart of all that do, and whilst our schools have their own distinct identities, we believe that by working collaboratively as one Trust wide team, we are uniquely placed to create an incredible education offer for the children of The Kite Academy Trust.

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