What skills and experience we're looking for
The Royal School is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Primary School Teacher tojoin the school from September 2025 in this heavily oversubscribed day and boarding freeschool. ECTs are welcome to apply.
There is flexibility depending on the candidates’ strengths to be placed in EYFS, KS1 orKS2. We welcome applicants of all levels of experience who wish to be at the forefront ofdeveloping an outstanding curriculum and unique educational setting within the city. As aschool, we are committed to mentoring and developing all our staff, whether thosebeginning their journey on the ECT framework or those aspiring to leadership roles.
The school has a distinctive ethos and culture, where a truly holistic view of the personaldevelopment of the child is central to all that we do. The wider ‘enrichment’ programme atthis all-through 4-19 boarding and day school is essential and helps develop confidentpupils well equipped for life beyond the school. All staff contribute to this extensiveprogramme with their personal interests and to join in with existing activities.
The Royal School has achieved excellent academic results throughout its history and hasan outstanding reputation for nurturing and developing confident, well-disciplined andsuccessful individuals who progress successfully to the next stage of their life and career.
We relish this next phase in its existence which enables us to review and build on ourcurrent success in preparing our young people for a rapidly evolving world. We hope thatyou will share in this passion for a broader educational opportunity.
What the school offers its staff
The Royal School offers significant benefits for its staff:
• Two additional weeks holiday compared to many schools (one week prior to Christmas, one week early in the summer)
• Staff laptop
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to NPQ programmes
• Opportunities for you and your family to attend boarding activities e.g. parties, Alton Towers, visits to cities and museums.
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.