Job Description

Queen Katharine Academy

Peterborough

Salary:

MPS

Job type:

Part Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

01 January 2026

Apply by:

8 October 2025

Job overview

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Reading Specialist Teacher

Contract: Fixed Term until July 2026


Hours: 60% FTE (3 days per week)


Salary: MPS


Site: Queen Katharine Academy


Closing date: 9:00am, 8th Oct 2025


Start date: January 2026 (or earlier)

Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.





Are you passionate about unlocking the power of reading for every child?


If so, Queen Katharine Academy is looking for you!

We're looking for a Reading Specialist Teacher who's ready to make a real difference. If you thrive on helping young people overcome reading challenges and have the skills to deliver impactful 1:1 and small group interventions, we want to hear from you.

In this role, you'll:

Work closely with students who need targeted support with reading Use your deep understanding of phonics and reading development to plan and deliver tailored sessions. Carry out baseline assessments and create individualised reading profiles that guide your teaching. Draw on teacher feedback and assessment data to close learning gaps and support sustained progress.

You'll bring:

Proven experience delivering reading interventions, including Precision Teaching, Reading Recovery, and Paired Reading. A strong grasp of the orthographic layers--Alphabetic, Pattern, and Meaning/Morphemic--and how they support reading fluency. A passion for reading that inspires pupils and helps them build confidence. The ability to support phonological awareness and address specific reading deficits with precision and care. If you're ready to help students discover the joy of reading and build lifelong literacy skills, we'd love to hear from you.

About us:

At Queen Katharine Academy, our values of Ambition, Responsibility and Respect - inspired by our namesake, Katharine of Aragon - guide everything we do. We're committed to delivering a world-class education that empowers students to positively shape their futures. As part of the forward-thinking Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we benefit from shared expertise, professional development, and a supportive network of schools. Under new leadership, we're building on strong foundations to create a culture where staff are empowered, valued and supported to thrive.

You'll join a vibrant, diverse community where relationships with students, families and colleagues are at the heart of our success. With excellent facilities, ongoing development opportunities, and a culture rooted in kindness, fairness and high expectations, this is more than a job - it's a chance to be part of something special.

If you're ready to inspire and educate with purpose and passion, we'd love to hear from you.

Why work for us?:

Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education." To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits

At TDET, 95% of our new employees highly rate our induction programme. Benefit from the unwavering support of our dedicated staff, ensuring you feel welcomed and well-prepared from day one. According to our 2025 staff survey, 91% of staff are proud to work for TDET!

Ready to transform lives through education? Apply now and make a difference!

TDET - Working together to transform lives through education

Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.


At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.

If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education

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About

Queen Katharine Academy

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Queen Katharine Academy

Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE4 6HX
United Kingdom

+44 1733 383888

Queen Katharine Academy (QKA) is a member of the Cambridgeshire-based Thomas Deacon Education Trust and opened in September 2017. QKA is a larger-than-average, age 11 to 19 school in north Peterborough with approximately 1,700 pupils on roll, including 350 in the sixth form.

School Mantra

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

Nelson Mandela

After working with groups of students and staff, we are pleased to launch our 'QKA Way'. Our academy mantra demonstrates our belief that providing our students with a world-class education will enable them to positively influence the world.



Our values are Ambition, Responsibility and Respect and these fit perfectly with Katharine of Aragon who our academy is named after. Katherine was ambitious for herself and her daughter, Mary, who went on to be Queen of England. She understood her responsibility as Queen and Henry VIII's wife and ensured her duty came before everything else. She treated others with respect and was known for ruling with kindness and fairness. We are proud to share these values with Queen Katharine.



We are also launching our student and staff pledges; promises that we make to our academy community to ensure we have an environment where we are all safe and able to thrive. We expect all students and staff to uphold their 5 pledges.

Values

1. Respect



2. Ambition



3. Responsibility

Pledges (students)

1. We will take opportunities given to us to improve and progress



2. Uphold our core values in everything that we do



3. Consistently attend school and lessons on time



4. Help and support others with kindness by being an upstander



5. Show respect to ourselves, others, and our environment

Pledges (staff)

1. We will teach good and outstanding lessons



2. Ensure an environment where students are supported and safe



3. Have high expectations that foster ambition and independence



4. We will be accountable and responsible



5. Promote and provide opportunities to broaden and enrich student experiences



These pledges unite all members of our community and promote a sense of belonging and pride to be part of our academy.

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