Primary class teachers for September 2023

The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust is seeking excellent class teachers to work at The Alton School in Roehampton.

We believe that “the quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its teachers” (McKinsey 2007). The recruitment, retention and development of high quality teachers is our highest priority. 

The Alton is one of four London primary schools in the Q1E Trust. 

Ofsted say:

• Pupils come to school happily.
• Leaders and staff support every pupil to reach their full potential.
• Pupils achieve well in a range of subjects.
• Staff benefit from regular training to develop their expertise. 

The Alton is a one form entry, inclusive primary school, right next to Richmond Park in southwest London. We are also home to a resource base for children with moderate learning difficulties. We have a fantastic staff team and a supportive parent/carer community.  We offer a high quality, well-resourced and carefully structured provision, within an excellent broad and balanced curriculum. We strive to meet the needs of all children – doing ‘Whatever It Takes’ to help children fulfil their potential. We are proud to hold UNICEF's Gold Rights Respecting Schools Award.

The Q1E trust provides clear structures, excellent resources and outstanding professional development for staff. All teachers new to the Trust receive pre-induction training before starting in post. For Early Career Teachers, this means three weeks of paid training in July once you have finished your teacher training. We are an outward facing trust and we believe in learning from the best schools and systems - you will have lots of opportunity to watch outstanding practice and get involved in wider projects across our dynamic Trust.  

More information: Please read the attached Q1E Teacher pack for more information about the fantastic support and opportunities we offer, as well as our teacher job description and person specification; and visit The Alton's website to find out more about us.  

Visit us: We encourage you to email us at recruitment@q1e.org.uk to arrange to visit The Alton before you apply. 

Apply: Our Trust has a single application form so you can apply to more than one of our schools at the same time. Please submit your completed application and equal opportunities monitoring form by email directly to recruitment@q1e.org.uk by 9:00am on Monday 6th February. We do not accept CVs.

This is our first application opportunity for September 2023 roles. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted as they come in, so early applications are strongly encouraged. 

Please note that all our posts are subject to a full DBS check with a barred list check. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

If you share our drive to provide an excellent quality first education for all, we really hope to hear from you.