Teacher to provide PPA

New Town Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3LS

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) MPS or UPS welcomed

Teacher to provide PPA job summary

MPS or UPS welcomed. 0.6 or 0.8 FTE

Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave from the beginning of term in January 2026 - 31st August 2026, with possible further contracts depending on future requirements

Required from January 2026, however, possible immediate start available to cover another short-term class teacher vacancy, for the right candidate

We are seeking a kind, friendly and dynamic teacher to join our large and established team at our popular and thriving school. This role is crucial in supporting our aspirational and ‘Good’ school to continue to improve, as we look to always provide the very best for our diverse children and families. Building great relationships, a belief in every child’s potential and a strong commitment to providing great teaching and learning opportunities within the classroom is a must. This post will be based throughout the school and will be providing crucial PPA cover and absence cover for teachers. Our school invests in high-quality PPA teachers, and this is a valued and important role at New Town. You will need to be flexible and able to build fantastic relationships with a wide group of children across the school and be able to provide high quality teaching and learning. The right candidate will be committed and dedicated, attend teacher meetings and lead a subject. They will play an important role within the teaching team, share in the development of teaching and learning at New Town and contribute to the wider life of the school. Please note that this is not a suitable post for those wishing to have a less involved role in the school

Joining our school family means you’ll need to be:

• An enthusiastic member of staff who is forward thinking and able to adapt quickly and easily.
• Someone who puts children at the heart of all you do and is a positive role model.
• Dynamic and fast-paced, finding effective solutions at every turn whilst considering others’ points of view.
• A team player with the ability to work well both individually, as part of a phase and as a whole staff.
• A kind and caring person, enjoying the bustling life of our diverse school family and always looking to recognise our polite and welcoming children.
• An excellent English speaker and writer.
• Efficient and effective in your working practices and able to prioritise well.

In return, our team can offer:

• An optimistic and close-knit senior leadership team with a track record of improving schools.
• A firmly established ethos of caring for one another in our school family.
• A strong middle and senior leadership team who will guide and nurture you through your role.
• A commitment to professional development, and a belief in driving improvement through looking outwards to the world beyond our walls.
• The opportunity to work with a wider professional team of unique schools, all brilliantly supported by a Trust who strongly value the individual school’s character, ethos and approaches.
• A beautiful and spacious school environment filled with love, light and kindness.
• Secure car parking and a staff wellbeing package.

Please visit our school website at www.newtown.reading.sch.uk

Visits and tours are warmly welcomed; please come along to find out more about our lovely school and meet some of the senior leadership team who will happily chat about the opportunities available. Please contact us at workwithus@newtown.reading.sch.uk for more information.

Applications will be considered and interviews arranged upon receipt.

New Town Primary School, as a member of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust, is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check. Online checks will be carried out to comply with KCSIE.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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.

About New Town Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 415 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: New Town Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/new-town-primary-school

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