15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    31 March 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 March 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650 to £49.084 Per year

Additional allowances

SEN Allowance £2,679 = £34,329 to £51,763 Per year

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full time - Permanent position - Required from 1st September 2025

An opportunity has arisen to lead a specialist provision in a mainstream setting.

We are looking for an inclusive, experienced and committed practitioner to lead a team of speech and language therapists and school support staff to deliver a personalised curriculum for up to 12 children with developmental language delay.

The Resource is situated at the heart of the school and the children are fully integrated into the school community.

EP Collier Primary School is a successful two-form entry school located close to the town centre. Our community is vibrant, friendly and multicultural 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.

You will:

• Be highly energetic, motivated, enthusiastic and have a passion for teaching and learning

• Be able to lead by example to promote high quality teaching, planning and effective class management

• Have high expectations of attainment and behaviour

• Be an integral part of our school community and a committed team player

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to develop your leadership skills as part of the Extended Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic decision making for the school• Regular dedicated leadership time

• Well behaved children who are enthusiastic about their learning

• A therapeutic and trauma informed approach

• Supportive and welcoming staff

• Full induction and training

• A commitment to good work / life balance

If you have the qualities needed to inspire and challenge all pupils to achieve the very best we would love to hear from you. This role is not suitable for ECTs.

For an application pack, please either contact the office at admin@epcollier.reading.sch.uk or visit our school website: www.epcollier.reading.sch.uk

Closing date: Sunday 31st March 2025

Interviews: 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 applications from candidates with this shared aspiration to apply. 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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