KS2 Class Teacher

Polehampton Church of England Junior School, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9AX

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  31 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE)

KS2 Class Teacher job summary

WHO ARE WE?

Polehampton CE Infant School and Polehampton CE Junior School are separate two-form-entry schools across two sites, which operate with one Senior Leadership Team and one Local Governing Body. The Polehampton schools are set within large grounds and have excellent opportunities for the pupils, including a swimming pool at the Junior site and Forest School provision at both sites. Both schools are proud members of The Keys Academy Trust. Our Infant school was recently rated Good by Ofsted (with an Outstanding Early Years), and our Junior school was inspected in November 2024 and achieved Good in all areas.

KEY DETAILS ABOUT THE ROLES

• KS2 class teachers sought
• September 2025 start
• Full time, permanent role
• 5 days per week (1.0FTE) strongly preferred, but may consider a 3 /4 day option for an exceptional candidate
• Phase Lead role available for the right candidate – please state on your application if you wish to be considered for this position.

ALL POSITIONS OFFER THE FOLLOWING:

• Our Trust follows the Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document.
• Wellbeing packages and unique career development pathway in place.

All teachers are welcome to apply (including ECTs). Therefore, salary is M1 to M6 based on experience. We may also consider applications from an exceptional candidate who is currently on the UP scales.

KEY DATES AND DETAILS FOR APPLYING

• An application pack is available on the school website or by sending an application to our Operations Manager via email (operations@polehampton.wokingham.sch.uk).
• Closing date for applications: Applications processed upon receipt.
• Interview date: A suitable date will be arranged with each candidate.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN FROM WORKING WITH US

We are proud of our team and what we can offer staff who wish to join us. We recognise that joining a new school is as much about what we can provide as it is about what the successful applicant can give to us. Therefore, we offer the following through our schools and The Keys Academy Trust:

• A dedicated leadership team who go above and beyond for the staff.
• A wide range of professional development opportunities as part of our ‘one school, two sites’ model, such as subject leadership, peer review lead, improvement champion and pupil leadership coordinators.
• A commitment to your professional development, with a bespoke career pathway (both within Polehampton and within our Trust) which includes locally-delivered NPQs (through our Trust delivery team), leadership opportunities (including leading subject areas or school improvement), and a comprehensive CPD package (including ECT training).
• Collaboration and workload sharing with other schools within the Trust.
• An exciting chance to work in a unique set of schools across two sites.
• The chance to be a part of our exciting curriculum design process and evidence-based practice.
• Wonderful children who are eager to learn.
• A school committed to empowering children to become life-long learners.
• A vibrant, fun and welcoming staff and environment.
• Supportive parents with a strong sense of community
• A wellbeing package through our Trust staff support provider.

WHAT TYPE OF PERSON ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking a passionate, hardworking and committed teacher to join our exciting team. The successful candidate must be an excellent classroom practitioner. We are proud of our nurturing environment and high standards (in class and out of class), and therefore are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• A strong teaching practitioner who has experience in Key Stage 2 or has relevant transferable skills (i.e. skills in KS1) and who is looking to take on a new challenge in a new year group.
• Someone who is committed to doing what it takes to help secure the best outcomes for pupils.
• A team player who enjoys working as part of a strong, supportive group and who thrives on being part of a hard-working environment.
• A commitment to the highest standards of achievement and behaviour.
• Someone who is an excellent communicator, who is committed to building strong relationships with all stakeholders.

All our successful applicants will be expected to embrace life as a ‘primary school’ across two sites (including travelling between sites).

Although we are a family of Church of England schools, applicants do not need to be of Christian faith; all faiths or no religions are welcomed to apply.

LEARN MORE, BOOK A TOUR OR APPLY FOR THE ROLE!

For full details, including an application form, job description and person specification, please visit our website and click on the Vacancies tab. School tours are recommended, so that you can understand more about the school and what we are looking for. Our website also provides a vast amount of information, including full performance data, further curriculum details and our weekly newsletters to give you a sense of what happens each week.

The Keys Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced criminal records check. No agencies please.

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.

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About Polehampton Church of England Junior School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Polehampton Church of England Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/polehampton-church-of-england-junior-school

We are dynamic, inspirational and over-subscribed Infant and Junior schools, ensuring the best possible learning experiences and outcomes for all our children.

Our core Christian values are at the heart of all we do and our Christian culture of compassion and consideration for each other touches every area of school life. The school community enjoys strong links with our local Church in a mutually supportive and beneficial partnership. We contribute to and are enriched through our involvement with the Church and the local community.

Our two schools work very closely together as the Polehampton Schools; two schools, one journey with a shared senior leadership team. This ensures a smooth transition and strong progress from the Foundation Stage through to the end of Year Six. Our children are well-equipped for secondary school and prepared to be compassionate, reflective and successful life-long learners in an ever-changing world.

Everyone is committed to excellence, improvement and the pursuit of high standards academically, physically, artistically, as well as spiritually, morally, socially and culturally. Our united, respectful and respected team of adults consistently applies best practice, modelling the school’s deeply embedded drivers of community, curiosity and cultural diversity.

Our amazingly supportive parental community help to enable the school to flourish and grow. We have a highly committed and proactive Governing body who work with the school team, appropriately supporting and challenging so that high standards are sustained in an encouraging and warm environment that values everyone.

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