19 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    31 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    11 March 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650 to £49,084 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full time – Permanent – 1.0 FTE

We are looking to appoint a high-quality teacher for KS1 or KS2 to join the team from September 2025.

EP Collier is a successful school located close to the town centre. We are a vibrant, friendly, multicultural school with a strong positive ethos.

The children in our care benefit from an exciting and effective education where every child is valued as an individual.

We are looking for enthusiastic, confident, hardworking and self-motivated individuals to join our professional and friendly team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver engaging and creative lessons in line with the National Curriculum

• Assess, monitor, and report on pupil progress, providing targeted support where needed

• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment that encourages independence and resilience

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues

• Contribute to the wider school community, including extracurricular activities and school events

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to share best practices and contribute to curriculum development

• Maintain high expectations for behaviour and engagement in the classroom

• Support the pastoral needs of pupils, ensuring their well-being and safeguarding at all times

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a dynamic and creative classroom practitioner

• Has high expectations for all pupils and a commitment to achieving excellent outcomes

• Can create an engaging and inclusive learning environment

• Works well as part of a team and is keen to contribute to the wider school community

• Is committed to continuous professional development and eager to grow in their role

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Well behaved children who are enthusiastic about their learning

• A supportive and welcoming school community

• Full induction and training

• A commitment to good work / life balance

• Option for PPA time to be taken at home

If you have the qualities needed to inspire and challenge all pupils to achieve the very best we would love to hear from you. Applications are invited from teachers with QTS, including experienced and Early Career Teachers.

Application packs are available on our school website www.epcollier.reading.sch.uk or by contacting the office at admin@epcollier.reading.sch.uk. Please specify on your application your preferred Key Stage.

Closing date: Sunday 31st March 2025Interviews: Wednesday 23rd April 2025

We reserve the right to interview early, so early application is advised

Please do not send a CV, for the purposes of equal opportunities we can only accept Reading Borough Council application forms.

EP Collier aspires to be an actively anti-racist organisation. We recognize our aspiration as ongoing, involving collective commitment and accountability. We welcome employees who are committed to and will actively contribute to our efforts to celebrate our cultural diversity and be resolute in advancing inclusion and equity.

We encourage candidates who share our ambition to apply and we welcome applications from those with protected characteristics.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and staff childcare disclosure declaration.

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.
How to apply
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Additional documents

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

About E P Collier Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
405 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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EP Collier is a successful school located close to the town centre. We are a vibrant, friendly, multicultural school with a strong, positive ethos. The children in our care benefit from an exciting and effective education where every child is valued as an individual. We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident and hardworking individual to join our professional and friendly team and encourage applications from all backgrounds to join our diverse community.

Arranging a visit to E P Collier Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@epcollier.reading.sch.uk.

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