Class Teacher

Class Teacher

Full-time

Fixed term and Permanent Positions Available

Salary: MPS - UPS (£34,398 - £52,490 FTE)

Are you an ambitious and committed teacher looking for your next opportunity? We are excited to welcome talented teachers, including ECTs, to our exceptional team. With flexibility across our staffing structure, we invite applications from teachers in EYFS, KS1 or KS2, including those with strong Year 6 experience.

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do; we believe, by working as one Kite team, we are stronger together. As a class teacher with at The Kite, you will be part of a supportive, forward-thinking Trust where schools work closely together. We place a significant emphasis on colleague wellbeing and offer a unique wellness pledge that ensures that every member of staff feels supported, valued, and able to thrive.

Here at The Kite we pride ourselves on placing your workload, professional development and personal wellbeing at the centre of all that we do. The Kite Academy Trust is recognised by Ofsted as a Trust where ‘staff speak highly of leaders, governors and trustees. Teachers enjoy impressive training opportunities. They work with schools across the trust to share expertise and develop their skills. This helps their workload and wellbeing’ (Ofsted, November 2023).

The Kite Academy Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and inclusion and are guided by our core values of positivity, integrity, resilience, respect, and aspiration. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive, and supportive environment where early career teachers can develop confidence, expertise, and a lifelong love of teaching.

Principle responsibilities:

The teacher will undertake all duties required of a qualified teacher identified in the School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document and will also undertake teaching in a designated area of the academy including, as below:

Establishing positive relationships with the children in your class and across the academy

Planning and teaching well-structured lessons, which meet the needs of all pupils

Making accurate and productive use of assessment to promote good progress and outcomes by pupils

Setting high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils

Managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

Undertaking reasonable roles and responsibilities as requested by the Academy Headteacher

Playing a full part in the life of the school community, supporting the ethos of the school, and encouraging staff, parents and pupils to do likewise

Complying with school policies and procedures

Ensuring personal professional development is prioritised, being up-to-date with national and local developments and participating in whole school and individualised INSET

We offer you:

A trust which is committed to continuously improving colleague wellbeing

A curriculum which colleagues shape for the future

Approaches which are evidence and research informed

The option to work from home to complete PPA

Genuine opportunities for career progression

The opportunity to help shape our Trust education strategy

A dedicated, friendly staff team, as well as happy, motivated children

Discounted Wrap around care, at relevant academies, if your child is a Kite Academy Pupil (Linked to contractual hours)

Competitive salary & pension scheme

An incredible range of employee benefits (including access to Perkbox)

Employee Assistance Programme

Workplace pension through The Teachers’ Pension Scheme

If you are interested in joining our team, would like to learn more about the exciting opportunities available, or would like to arrange a visit to one of our schools to see our wonderful colleagues and pupils in action, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please contact Gemma Golland, HR Officer at [email removed] who will support with this.