Reading Specialist Teacher
Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 6HX14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2026 (or earlier)
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 10am
Date listed
24 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS
Additional allowances
MPS
Reading Specialist Teacher job summary
Reading Specialist Teacher
Contract: Fixed Term until July 2026
Hours: 60% FTE (3 days per week)
Salary: MPS
Site: Queen Katharine Academy
Closing date: 9:00am, 8th Oct 2025
Start date: January 2026 (or earlier)
Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.
Are you passionate about unlocking the power of reading for every child?
If so, Queen Katharine Academy is looking for you!
We’re looking for a Reading Specialist Teacher who’s ready to make a real difference. If you thrive on helping young people overcome reading challenges and have the skills to deliver impactful 1:1 and small group interventions, we want to hear from you.
In this role, you’ll:
Work closely with students who need targeted support with reading
Use your deep understanding of phonics and reading development to plan and deliver tailored sessions.
Carry out baseline assessments and create individualised reading profiles that guide your teaching.
Draw on teacher feedback and assessment data to close learning gaps and support sustained progress.
You’ll bring:
Proven experience delivering reading interventions, including Precision Teaching, Reading Recovery, and Paired Reading.
A strong grasp of the orthographic layers—Alphabetic, Pattern, and Meaning/Morphemic—and how they support reading fluency.
A passion for reading that inspires pupils and helps them build confidence.
The ability to support phonological awareness and address specific reading deficits with precision and care.
If you're ready to help students discover the joy of reading and build lifelong literacy skills, we’d love to hear from you.
About us:
At Queen Katharine Academy, our values of Ambition, Responsibility and Respect - inspired by our namesake, Katharine of Aragon - guide everything we do. We’re committed to delivering a world-class education that empowers students to positively shape their futures. As part of the forward-thinking Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we benefit from shared expertise, professional development, and a supportive network of schools. Under new leadership, we’re building on strong foundations to create a culture where staff are empowered, valued and supported to thrive.
You’ll join a vibrant, diverse community where relationships with students, families and colleagues are at the heart of our success. With excellent facilities, ongoing development opportunities, and a culture rooted in kindness, fairness and high expectations, this is more than a job - it’s a chance to be part of something special.
If you're ready to inspire and educate with purpose and passion, we’d love to hear from you.
Why work for us?:
Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education.” To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits
At TDET, 95% of our new employees highly rate our induction programme. Benefit from the unwavering support of our dedicated staff, ensuring you feel welcomed and well-prepared from day one. According to our 2025 staff survey, 91% of staff are proud to work for TDET!
Ready to transform lives through education? Apply now and make a difference!
TDET - Working together to transform lives through education
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.
If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Queen Katharine Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1685 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Queen Katharine Academy website
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