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Year 7 Assistant Teacher

Year 7 Assistant Teacher

The Reach Free School

Watford

  • £22,534 per year
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2025
Apply by:
14 November 2024

Job overview

Year 7 Assistant Teacher

Dates: Apply by Thursday 14th November 2024

Location: Rickmansworth

Contract type: Full Time (8.00am - 4.15pm)

Contract term: Permanent

Salary: Minimum starting salary of £22,534 per annum (Term Time only, dependent on experience)

Start Date: January 2025


The Reach Free School is looking to appoint a talented, supportive, adaptable individual to take on the role of Year 7 Assistant Teacher. The role would suit a graduate seeking experience in such an environment prior to embarking on a programme to gain qualified teacher status. Over the last twelve years, 19 Assistant Teachers have gone on to become qualified teachers at The Reach Free School, many of whom are still employed to this day. Equally, the role is suitable for someone with experience of working in a supportive role in a school environment. 

The role has many aspects, including:

  • Being the form tutor of and offering pastoral support to a class of year 7 pupils
  • Supporting a range of mixed-ability pupils to make more than expected progress
  • Supporting a range of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, including those who have Education, Health and Care Plans
  • Developing their understanding and application of reading, writing and speaking
  • Delivering aspects of the curriculum, including our PSHE programme and STEM activities
  • Supporting pupils in other year groups based on their educational needs
  • Offering extra-curricular activities as part of our integrated programme

 

In return, we will offer you:

  • A happy and supportive working environment with high expectations and standards
  • Opportunities to develop a broad range of skills in a vibrant and evolving environment
  • A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from, both in school and across the Watford Partnership for Teacher Training
  • A comprehensive professional development programme
  • Opportunities to progress to a career in teaching via the Schools Direct programme, where viable
  • A BUPA cash plan to contribute to medical care


The Reach Free School is a successful secondary school which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023. The over-subscribed school is a popular choice for local families. The school has excellent modern facilities built in 2018 right in the heart of its community. If the challenges of working in a local secondary school appeal to you, then we would like to hear from you.

Further information is available from our website: www.reachfreeschool.co.uk 

The Reach Free School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The successful applicant must obtain DBS clearance at enhanced level. The school will also carry out a prohibition from teaching check, as well as in-depth online checks. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of your employment.


Potential candidates are encouraged to contact The Reach Free School with any questions on 01923 711517 or via email to Mrs K McKay, HR Officer at kmckay@reachfree.co.uk 

Closing date for applications: Thursday 14th November 2024

Interviews to take place: Week commencing Monday 18th November 2024


The Reach Free School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy, we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The successful applicant must obtain DBS clearance at enhanced level. The school will also carry out a prohibition from teaching check, as well as in-depth online checks. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of your employment.

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About The Reach Free School

The Reach Free School is an 11- to 18-year-old school in Rickmansworth that serves pupils of all backgrounds and abilities. It was opened in September 2013 by teachers and local parents in response to a significant demand for more secondary school places in the area.

All involved with the school have high aspirations for our pupils and high expectations of them. As such, we expect all pupils to:

  • Commit their best efforts to all that they do
  • Support each other to achieve their potential
  • Work with their teachers to exceed their goals
  • Demonstrate exemplary behaviour in all that they do
  • Take pride in their school and its community within its walls and beyond
  • Enjoy learning


The Reach Free School plays an active role in the community, working with local businesses, supporting local events and providing a hub for local services. Pupils are involved in the school’s wider responsibilities, developing leadership and decision-making skills, communication and collaboration and independent, self-led learning.

A sense of purpose and responsibility pervades lessons and activities at The Reach Free School, and our pupils recognise their responsibilities as members of the community. This underpins The Reach Free School’s ethos; Achievement, Community, Enjoyment – ACE.

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