Class Teacher and PHSE Lead
Krishna Avanti Primary School, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 6ES13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2026
Closing date
13 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Please see JD for further information.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS1 - MPS6
Additional allowances
TLR 2a
What skills and experience we're looking for
About us and the role
Are you a passionate educator ready to inspire both hearts and minds? We’re looking for an exceptional Class Teacher and PSHE Lead who is eager to make a real difference in the classroom and across the school. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape an inclusive, values-led PSHE curriculum that nurtures not only academic success but also character, wellbeing, and personal growth.
As part of our collaborative and forward-thinking team, you’ll play a vital role in delivering outstanding teaching, leading by example, and ensuring every pupil feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.
If you’re committed to nurturing confident, compassionate learners and leading meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.
What will you do?
- Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach
- Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; gifted and talented; EAL; disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them
- Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- To lead on the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking and assessment policies and teaching and learning strategies, that are innovative, will motivate students to learn and raise achievement across the subject area.
- Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate
- Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English (whatever your specialist subject)
What are we looking for?
- QTS qualified
- Able to self-start, work independently and collaboratively as part of a team- whether led or leading
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to delegate
- Proven highly successful teaching experience in a specific phase
- Significant teaching experience in one or more good or outstanding schools – demonstrably delivering high standards
- Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
What the school offers its staff
School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:
- Educational excellence
- Character formation
- Spiritual insight
We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations
Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- Great opportunities for professional development
- Teacher pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
- Cycle-to-work Scheme
Further information about the job
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Krishna Avanti Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Hindu, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 454 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Krishna Avanti Primary School website
- Email address
- talent@avanti.org.uk
Krishna Avanti Primary School, is an inclusive Hindu faith school that provides a warm, friendly and engaging learning environment for children from all backgrounds and walks of life. This school is part of the Avanti Schools Trust. Our family of schools, work together to constantly strive to improve our service to the pupils, parents and others in the school community. Our inclusive approach to spirituality means that students with or without a faith background are always welcome at all Avanti Schools. The partnership between Avanti schools extends not merely to the sharing of good practice and an exchange of staff, but also joint pupil activities. We are also very proud of our links with the local community and the support we receive from our pupils, parents, faith partner and the Trust.
Avanti School’s Trust first school opened in 2008, and since then a number of schools have been opened. All schools in the Avanti Schools Trust prepare pupils for their respective life-journeys by promoting educational excellence, character formation and spiritual insight.
Arranging a visit to Krishna Avanti Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@avanti.org.uk.
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