EYFS Lead and Class Teacher

From the advert

Vacancy - EYFS Lead and Class Teacher TLR

Based at: Marlborough Primary School

Required: To start January 2027

Salary: Dependent on experience

Marlborough Primary School, an academy within Leigh Trust, is proud to promote an exciting opportunity that has arisen at our school. We are looking to appoint an Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Lead (Class Teacher with TLR) to join our middle management team. Someone who has high expectations of themselves, their pupils and has the ability to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils through quality teaching and purposeful learning experiences.

If you are passionate about teaching, work well as a team and have the spark and enthusiasm needed to ensure our pupils achieve their full potential then we want to hear from you!

The post will involve leading our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The role will also include being part of Middle Leadership Team. The post will provide an excellent opportunity for further professional development and for the successful candidate to play a significant leadership role in continuing to raise standards within our school.

We are an inclusive school that places great importance on the development and success of all children. The school has a number of strong partnerships with external agencies and an important role within the community.

If you are:

• An outstanding, dynamic classroom practitioner with an excellent understanding of how children learn.
• An innovative practitioner with a drive to help improve and drive standards in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
• An individual who has strong communication and interpersonal skills and has the ability to motivate, inspire, lead, support and challenge others.
• Committed to the involvement of children, parents and carers working together.
• Dedicated to achieving high standards in all areas
• Enthusiastic in helping the school to meet the challenges of the future.

We can offer you:

• Full support from the Leadership of the School and Leigh Trust
• Leadership and management time, training and support for your own professional development, and the opportunity to network within our trust of primary schools
• A large, committed, welcoming, professional and hardworking staff team.
• Children who are happy, keen and eager to learn
• A fully supportive and professional governing body

How to apply

Please apply via My New Term. You will need to Register and create an account with them. Once registered, you will be able to submit your application. Only applications done on MyNewTerm will be accepted.

Contact: Paula Stoodley

Closing date: Tuesday 3rd November at noon

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Marlborough Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references

Short-listed Candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Immigration Act

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes."

"Please note that applications must be written by the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded."