• About The Role

  • About us and the role

    Please note this is a Fixed term contract until August 2028.

    Are you passionate about shaping the future through education?

    Teaching is more than just a career — it’s a calling. If you are someone who wants to make a lasting impact on young lives, inspire curiosity, and help children reach their full potential, then this is your opportunity to take that first step.

    Our teacher training programme offers a nurturing and supportive environment where aspiring educators are encouraged to grow, reflect, and thrive.

    You will gain real classroom experience from day one, supported by experienced mentors who are dedicated to your success. Through hands-on learning, expert guidance, and professional development, you will develop the skills and confidence needed to become an exceptional teacher.

    This is your chance to not only shape the minds of the future but also to discover your own potential as an educator.

    Step into a profession that truly matters — and start making a difference today.

    School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
     
    What will you do?
    • Deliver engaging, inclusive lessons tailored to the needs and abilities of all pupils, ensuring high standards of learning, progress, and behaviour.
    • Create a respectful, safe, and stimulating classroom environment rooted in the Avanti Schools ethos of dignity, integrity, and mutual respect.
    • Use assessment data to monitor student progress, set targets, and plan lessons.
    • Collaborate effectively with colleagues, parents, and external agencies to support pupil development and well-being.
    • Promote and safeguard the welfare of students, ensuring compliance with school policies and protocols.
     

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    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. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page. 

    What are we looking for?
    • Qualified to bachelor’s degree level in relevant or allied subject 
    • Able to work independently, collaboratively and as part of a team
    • Excellent communication skills with children, parents and carers
    • Ability to create and maintain professional working relationships
    • Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
    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.
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About our School

Whilst being a Hindu faith school, we are fully inclusive and will welcome pupils and staff from all backgrounds, with or without a faith. This exciting opportunity to join the school at the start of its journey and help create an outstanding learning environment for the children of Croydon. The successful candidate will be committed to excellence, inclusion and the school’s spiritual ethos.

You will be working as part of a team who are passionate about providing the very best experience for our students.

This is a unique opportunity to help develop a new and innovative school, which will be shaped by three key elements for both students and staff:

Educational excellence

Character formation

Spiritual insight