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Teachers Required for September 2025

Alfred Sutton Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1JR

73 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  30 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 1.0 FTE
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Main Purpose of post

The teacher will:

• Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
• Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards
• Continuously uphold and champion the Federation culture
• Possess strong subject/wider primary curriculum knowledge
• Utilise their subject /year group specialism effectively across all areas of intent and implementation to secure impact
• Be flexible in terms of their deployment and wider responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The teacher will:

• Devise subject intent that meets academic and personal development expectations, is aspirational and engaging for all pupils, enables deep learning and is logically sequenced and progressive with clear end points
• Implement all aspects of the school’s intent inclusively, positively and precisely
• Embed assessment for learning strategies and promote consistently high expectations to maximise impact
• Ensure effective safeguarding and all aspects of professional life and practice are underpinned by the federation's core values, British Values, school policy, procedure and expectations

What the school offers its staff

The East Reading Federation is looking for passionate and dedicated teachers to join our team from September 2025. With opportunities available across all year groups, we offer a unique chance to work in either:

✔ Redlands: a small, single-entry city school with a village feel, fostering close relationships with pupils and families.

✔ Alfred Sutton: a large, high-performing three-form entry school with a dynamic team, providing collaboration and shared expertise.

About the East Reading Federation

The East Reading Federation was established to bring together Alfred Sutton Primary School and Redlands Primary School, strengthening collaboration and sharing best practices to benefit our pupils and staff. As a Federation, we are committed to high-quality teaching, a creative and engaging curriculum, and a strong focus on staff wellbeing. Our schools maintain their unique identities while benefiting from shared expertise, resources, and professional development opportunities.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a thriving and inclusive Federation that values teamwork, professional growth, and enabling every child to succeed.

Why Join Us?

We take pride in our highly supportive and flexible culture, where staff feel valued and part of a strong community.

For the right candidates, we offer:

✔ Tailored CPD to support your career aspirations

✔ Dedicated ECT mentoring, with professional development built into the working day

✔ ECTs paid from 1st August, ensuring financial security before the school year begins

✔ PPA time with year group colleagues to encourage collaboration

✔ A choice of teaching environment, suited to your skills and preferences

✔ A supportive and caring school community, with a focus on staff wellbeing and work-life balance

Commitment to safeguarding

Alfred Sutton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Criminal Records Disclosure will be sought from the successful candidate.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Alfred Sutton Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 683 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alfred Sutton Primary School website
• Email address: bursar@alfredsutton.reading.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0118 9375411
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alfred-sutton-primary-school

We are dedicated to providing an outstanding creative curriculum offer in our richly diverse and vibrant over-subscribed three form entry school. Teachers have the opportunity to plan as a team and engage in a range of CPD opportunities which supports our well-developed curriculum and enables children to thrive.

We pride ourselves on our highly supportive, flexible culture: our friendly supportive staff foster a strong sense of community. Our intent, ‘Happy together. Achieving together.’ truly scaffolds everything we do.

Arranging a visit to Alfred Sutton Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@alfredsutton.reading.sch.uk.

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