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Class teacher (QTS)

Highwood Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3JE

This job expired on 31 October 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  31 October 2025 at 11am

• Date listed

  26 September 2025

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Class teacher (QTS) job summary

Join our Team ! 'Leaders have been unswerving in their ambition and determination to improve the quality of education. They have done this very successfully'. Ofsted Dec2021

Teacher for Reception class required for January 2026, this position could be offered on a permanent or fixed term basis. Early Career Teacher applications encouraged and accepted.

Pay scale M1 - M6

Do you believe in developing the Learning Behaviours of Children? Do your values match the values we promote at Highwood?

To find out more about Highwood and what we have to offer as a school please visit www.highwood.wokingham.sch.uk. You are able to book a tour of the school with the headteacher, and these are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Applications may be reviewed on receipt and prior to the closing date, we reserve the right to shortlist and interview prior to the closing date.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS and online search will be sought from the successful candidate.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Highwood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 330 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highwood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highwood-primary-school-rg5-3je

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