Teacher
Krishna Avanti Primary School, Croydon, CR0 4HA5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
21 April 2025
Closing date
26 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time: Please see JD for further information.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS3 - MPS6 + potential TLR 2a for successful candidate
Additional allowances
Potential TLR 2a for successful candidate
What skills and experience we're looking for
About us and the role
Inspire, Educate, and Shape the Future as a Primary Teacher
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young learners? We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Primary Teacher to join us. This is an exciting opportunity to inspire the next generation, while supporting pupils to reach their fullest potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment.
As a valued member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the educational experiences of all pupils in your care. You will be responsible for their learning and achievement, ensuring every child has the opportunity to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. You will build positive and relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues, creating a safe and stimulating environment that promotes mutual respect and high standards of behaviour.
Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. You will work proactively and effectively with learners, families, governors, other staff, and external partners to support the best outcomes for pupils. Your commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people will ensure a secure and supportive school environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed.
This is more than just a teaching role—it’s a chance to grow professionally, refine your teaching practices, and make a lasting impact on the lives of children. Whether you’re leading lessons, creating engaging resources, or providing targeted support, you will be instrumental in driving high standards of teaching, learning, and pupil progress.
Join us and be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence and innovation in education. Together, we will create an inspiring journey of discovery for every child in our school.
School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
What will you do?
- Deliver the curriculum, prepare teaching materials, and ensure high standards of literacy and student progress.
- Establish a safe and stimulating environment, manage classroom behaviour, and promote student well-being.
- Use assessment data to monitor student progress, set targets, and plan lessons.
- Collaborate with colleagues, participate in professional development, and communicate effectively with parents and external bodies.
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of students, ensuring compliance with school policies and protocols.
What are we looking for?
- Qualified to bachelor’s degree level in relevant or allied subject
- QTS Qualified
- Able to work independently, collaboratively and as part of a team
- Excellent communication skills with children, parents and carers
- Ability to create and maintain professional working relationships
- Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role..
What the school offers its staff
Whilst being a Hindu faith school, we are fully inclusive and will welcome pupils and staff from all backgrounds, with or without a faith. This exciting opportunity to join the school at the start of its journey and help create an outstanding learning environment for the children of Croydon. The successful candidate will be committed to excellence, inclusion and the school’s spiritual ethos.
You will be working as part of a team who are passionate about providing the very best experience for our students.
This is a unique opportunity to help develop a new and innovative school, which will be shaped by three key elements for both students and staff:
- Educational excellence
- Character formation
- Spiritual insight
Why should you apply
Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.
You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:
- Great opportunities for professional development
- Teacher pension scheme (subject to eligibility)
- O2 discounts, Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers
- Flexible working opportunities
- Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
- Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
- Cycle-to-work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes
Further details about the role
Pre-employment checks
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.
Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
Commitment to safeguarding
Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.
Applying for the job
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About Krishna Avanti Primary School
- School type
- Free School, Hindu, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 195 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Krishna Avanti Primary School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- talent@avanti.org.uk
Krishna Avanti Primary School, Croydon is a new school which opened in September 2016 and is the 5th addition to the successful Avanti Schools Trust.
Alongside our high quality provision of Early Years education, we offer practical 21st century spirituality, values-led lessons and yoga to encourage reflection; provisions that have led to outstanding behaviour and excellent attainment in our existing schools.
The ethos of our school is based upon universal principles of spirituality as exemplified in traditional Hindu thought, a truly holistic and fully inclusive education.
Arranging a visit to Krishna Avanti Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email talent@avanti.org.uk.
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