Class teacher

Highwood Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3JE

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  26 September 2025

Job details

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

Class teacher job summary

Join our Team in 2025! 'Leaders have been unswerving in their ambition and determination to improve the quality of education. They have done this very successfully'. Ofsted Dec2021

Part time teacher for Reception class (1 or 2 days a week 0.4 or 0.2) required ASAP, this position could be offered on a permanent or temporary basis. Early years 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.

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.

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

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.

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 Highwood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• 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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