Class Teacher
£30,055.67 - £41,446.03
Dependant on Qualifications and experience
40 Hours per week, 40 weeks per year
Start date: September 2026
Closing date: Sunday 10th May 2026
Applicants need to have Qualified Teacher Status (and completed ECT)
To be considered you must submit an application form through our website using the link below before the closing date:
https://isw.changeworknow.co.uk/ruskinmilltrust/vms/e/careers/positions/cP-k8iJFHeZBAS2ay_JE8T
We have an exciting opportunity for a Class Teacher to join Grace Garden School as we expand our student enrolment. In this role, you will be ensuring the pupils engage in learning and achieve by providing practical, experiential and therapeutic education through careful planning of the structure, methodology and delivery of the learning experience.
You will apply your knowledge about learning and the modes of learning to plan and deliver aspects of the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum within the assessment framework of the National Curriculum in addition to their subject area.
You will ensure that students develop basic skills in numeracy, literacy, ICT and in the Core Learning Skills, together with social skills and will provide opportunities for students to practice and develop these skills, assessing their progress in accordance with the school’s assessment schedule and Curriculum Policy.
You will have Qualified Teacher Status, experience of the National Curriculum framework of assessment, excellent communication and organisational skills and a practical approach to engaging age pupils. You will also have experience of working with children with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences.
Experience within specialist education and the Steiner Waldorf Curriculum are also desirable.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
Grace Garden School is located on an 18-acre smallholding on the outskirts of Bristol, offering a range of outdoor learning activities in practical land and craft work to support the education and development of children and young people. Grace Garden School is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.