25 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    25 May 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    28 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours a week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650 to £49.084 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

Required for September 2025 – Full time – 1.0 FTE - Permanent

Are you passionate about nurturing young minds and shaping the future? We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Class Teacher to join our enthusiastic team at Christ the King!

Christ the King is a happy and inclusive school in the heart of Whitley in Reading, with approximately 320 pupils, including an ASD resource. We encourage you to come and visit, meet our welcoming staff and children and experience the ’family feel’ we have here at Christ the King.

If you have a love for teaching, a commitment to fostering a positive learning environment, and the creativity to make lessons engaging, we want to hear from you!

We are looking for someone who is:

• highly motivated, cheerful and energetic

• able to plan and deliver engaging and challenging learning

• committed to the fact that all children can achieve

• supportive of our Catholic ethos (you do not have to be a Catholic to apply).

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• children who like school and enjoy learning

• a friendly and supportive staff team

• a good programme of CPD, including a good ECT mentorship

• a strong inclusive ethos

• a commitment to a good work/life balance.

We welcome visits to our school, please contact the school office to arrange a visit.

If you are excited about the prospect of joining our school, an application pack is available from the school website at: www.christthekingreading.co.uk under School Community, Staff Vacancies.

Applications will be considered upon receipt

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Relevant checks, including an enhanced DBS check, will be made before an appointment is confirmed.

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
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.

About Christ The King Catholic Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
327 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to Christ The King Catholic Primary School

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

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