Unqualified Teacher

Ruskin Academy, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  23 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,601 to £35,259
• Pay scale: UQT1 to UQT6

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an unqualified teacher to join our fantastic team to provide a high quality teaching for children across the school. The ideal candidate will be adaptable, resilient and have substantial classroom experience in order to lead learning in whole classes. The successful postholder will plan and deliver lessons using a range of strategies to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.

We look to recruit staff that can engage and inspire both pupils and colleagues. Successful candidates will be resilient, hardworking and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that our provision is 'Good or better, everyday'. We have a strong track record for developing Unqualified Teachers into successful and effective qualified teaching staff and we would love to support you to have a fantastic teaching experience. We pride ourselves on being caring and supportive employers with dedicated career development pathways for teaching staff and a relentless focus on work life balance for all staff. As a Trust we use and pay for the TES assessment route which sees candidates qualify for Qualified Teacher status within two terms.

What are we looking for?

• A teacher who knows how to target specific gaps in learning to enable our pupils to meet their ambitious goals;

• A teacher who is adaptable and reactive to the needs of their students;

• A person who is a team player, and driven to help our pupils to achieve their potential.

• Someone with drive, resilience and perseverance to achieve the best outcomes.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you:

• A dynamic leadership team, to offer you the support and guidance that you need;

• Experienced teachers to mentor you with commitment, drive and a genuine smile;

• A commitment to reducing workload through key areas such as marking and planning

• Bespoke Trust UQT and ECT programme and external professional development opportunities;

• Teachers benefit from teacher development time in addition to enhanced PPA to support their personal growth;

• A network of schools locally which provide you with a group of staff, wider than your school, to learn from and be supported by;

• Cutting-edge technology provided by partners Google and Apple;

• All teachers receive a Chromebook that converts to a tablet, to support planning.

• A staff perks membership: providing loyalty rewards and discounts from retailers;

• Any employee assistance programme that is free to all employees and their families

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Our school is a successful one, with motivated teachers and learners. Pupils achieve well in our school, greatly exceeding national expectations because of the drive that we have for all of our pupils to reach their full potential. Our SATS results from 2022-2023 saw a KS2 combined outcome of 89%, which is 30% above the national average.

We had a very successful Ofsted in January, 2023 with gradings of Outstanding for our children’s Behaviour and Attitudes and their Personal Development, with an overall grading of Good with our pupils commenting: ‘Everyone knows we should treat people how we want to be treated.’ The report noted that “Ruskin Academy is a school where pupils flourish’ Our children are well-behaved and always aspire to be the best versions of themselves.

Attendance in our school is excellent, again driven by our children’s attitudes to learning and the drive of our staff to ensure that children attend regularly. Our parents are supportive and care greatly for the outcomes of their children. Learning behaviours are good and our children show much respect to their peers.

We pride ourselves on being a caring and supportive employer with dedicated career development pathways.

We are forward-thinking, caring and most important of all, a happy school where pupils of all abilities and social backgrounds achieve. Our children are at the heart of everything we do and all the decisions we make.

We are proud to be a part of Lion Academy Trust and have been since September 2018. We are continually striving to be the best we can be. We have a fully resourced school and an embedded Trust pedagogy. This includes a developed programme of investment in the IT infrastructure and environment of the school both internally and externally.

You can find out more information about the school by visiting our school website and Facebook page.

We welcome all prospective candidates to arrange a call/ school tour with one of our senior leadership team to talk through this career opportunity.

Please contact the school office on school@ruskinacademynet or call 01933 381600 to arrange this.

Please follow the link below to the Lion Academy Trust recruitment portal for the online application form, job description & person specification.

Closing date: 23rd November 2025

Interview date w/c: 24th November 2025

Start date: January 2026

Lion Academy 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 successful candidate will require two positive references from current and previous employers. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS and completion of a medical check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The successful candidate will require two positive references from current and previous employers. The position is subject to an enhanced DBS and medical checks.

The Lion Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Job Description UQT.docx.pdf - 193 KB (opens in new tab)

UQT Person Specification .docx.pdf - 132 KB (opens in new tab)

About Ruskin Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 250 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ruskin Academy website
• Email address: r.parker1@ruskinacademy.net
• Phone number: 01933 381600
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ruskin-academy

Ruskin Academy are an inclusive, caring school in Wellingborough where every child matters. We recognise that all children have talents and abilities to celebrate, and part of our role is to help children to discover these. We challenge and develop our children to become curious, autonomous learners who are inspired and stimulated through a rich and varied curriculum that is appropriate to their individual needs. We develop children’s learning skills and, by setting high expectations and exacting standards, we prepare our children to flourish, and have high self-esteem and self-belief.

Arranging a visit to Ruskin Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.parker1@ruskinacademy.net.

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