Class Teacher and PHSE Lead

About us and the role

Are you a passionate educator ready to inspire both hearts and minds? We’re looking for an exceptional Class Teacher and PSHE Lead who is eager to make a real difference in the classroom and across the school. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape an inclusive, values-led PSHE curriculum that nurtures not only academic success but also character, wellbeing, and personal growth.

As part of our collaborative and forward-thinking team, you’ll play a vital role in delivering outstanding teaching, leading by example, and ensuring every pupil feels valued, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential.

If you’re committed to nurturing confident, compassionate learners and leading meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils. All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

• Educational excellence
• Character formation
• Spiritual insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations

What will you do?

• Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach
• Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; gifted and talented; EAL; disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• To lead on the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking and assessment policies and teaching and learning strategies, that are innovative, will motivate students to learn and raise achievement across the subject area.
• Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English (whatever your specialist subject)

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
• Eligible for NUS Card and CSSC membership
• Well-being programs (retreats, yoga, wellness apps)
• Cycle-to-work Scheme

What are we looking for?

• QTS qualified
• Able to self-start, work independently and collaboratively as part of a team- whether led or leading
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to delegate
• Proven highly successful teaching experience in a specific phase
• Significant teaching experience in one or more good or outstanding schools – demonstrably delivering high standards
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

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.