Class Teacher - Ranikhet Academy

Ranikhet Academy, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4ED

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  20 April 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650 - £43,607 Per year.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required from 1st September 2025 - Permanent, full time

We are looking for someone with a passion for teaching. We want someone who can live and breathe inclusion and diversity, celebrate the range of children we have at Ranikhet Academy, and champion their needs to ensure that all children have every opportunity to succeed.

This starts with a candidate who is a skilled practitioner who can model excellent, inclusive practice to others. We’re looking for someone who is a team player, who can work alongside the energetic and skilled senior leadership team and be both strategic and operational when required.

We want someone who has:

• The motivation to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence

• Excellent inter-personal skills

• Experience as an effective good and outstanding classroom teacher

• Excellent communication skills and a good sense of humour

• Good organisational skills

• Creativity which drives all aspects of teaching and learning.

What the school offers its staff

In return we can offer:

• The chance to be part of a Multi-Academy Trust that genuinely cares about YOU  • The chance to work with a supportive team. 

• An excellent CPD training programme with REAch2 and beyond. 

• A tenacious and experienced senior leadership team who care fervently about inclusion and promote creativity and thinking outside of the box 

• Fun-loving, energetic and enthusiastic pupils (and staff)

• Proactive parents who are very supportive of our school 

• As part of REAch2 employee benefits we also offer an eye care scheme, access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family and membership of ‘perks at work’ – which includes discounts on holidays, shopping, family days out and much more

If you have a genuine commitment to improving the life chances of children then we would like to hear from YOU!

Closing Date: 20th April 2025

For an informal discussion, please contact admin@ranikhetacademy.co.uk or on 0118 937 5520 or visit: http://www.ranikhetacademy.co.uk

To apply and for more information please go to My New Term - https://mynewterm.com/jobs/142072/EDV-2025-RA-27315

Interview – To be arranged with shortlisted candidates

This 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 check and satisfactory written references will be sought from the successful candidates.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher - Job Description.pdf - 164 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ranikhet Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 247 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ranikhet Academy website
• Email address: admin@ranikhetacademy.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ranikhet-academy

Our school belongs to the staff, the children and the community. We have an inclusive culture where we celebrate our diverse community. We have 3 school rules – Be Ready, Be Respectful and Be Safe. All our children, staff and families follow these 3 rules so that we have an inclusive learning environment where we all feel Proud to Belong.

Our school sits in the heart of a community. We warmly welcome visits from members of our local community to build relationships, support local causes and encourage our children to have high aspirations. Parent and pupil voice is incredibly important to us and feedback we get from children, parents and community directly influences our practice.

Our children experience a rich curriculum with excellent teaching and learning. Classrooms are inclusive and we have high expectations of all children. We plan the curriculum that our children need which includes key learning experiences and collaborative projects inside and outside the classroom.

Arranging a visit to Ranikhet Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@ranikhetacademy.co.uk.

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