Job Introduction
Year Leader with teaching responsibility
Closing date: Wednesday 26th March Midday.
Interview date: Wednesday 2nd April
Job Start Date: 01/09/2025
Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full-time
Salary Type: Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale plus TLR 2a
Hours of Work: Full-time
North Baddesley Junior School is a popular three-form entry school set in a semi-rural area. We have the exciting opportunity to appoint a new year leader to join our hardworking and dedicated team.
Is your passion to inspire children, build their resilience, positivity and independence to help them achieve success? Can you motivate and lead staff, instilling passion and supporting colleagues to raise standards even higher? As a year leader you will be responsible for driving the teaching and learning in your year team, and share good practice across the entire Key Stage. This position will come with full time class teacher responsibility with dedicated leadership time to carry out year leader commitments.
We are looking for someone who;
• enjoys working with children as part of a team,
can positively lead a team within the school,
adapts planning to ensure that all the needs of the children are met.
• is skilled in reducing barriers to enable individuals to access learning,
• can use their initiative,
• is reflective and considers what a child’s behaviour may be communicating
• is proactive and keen to work with others,
• understands safeguarding and confidentiality procedures
The successful candidate will need to:
• QTS status, and any further training since becoming a teacher e.g NPQ
• Have high expectations of achievement for all pupils,
• Enthuse and inspire children to learn,
• Have a positive approach to behaviour management strategies,
• Have excellent communication skills and can relate well to others,
• Be willing to learn and try new ideas.
We can offer:
• A friendly school community,
• A large, well-resourced site, within an attractive setting,
• A supportive and experienced team,
• Pleasant and cooperative children,
• An ethos of support, where new ideas are welcomed,
• A commitment to your continued professional development.
Applicants may already be an existing year leader or be ready to take the next step in their career.
The successful applicant will be committed to high standards in teaching and learning in their own practice. Our teachers all take their PPA together in year teams and we are fully committed to CPD and utilising your skills to the maximum.
Please submit your application with your personal statement providing evidence of how your experience, skills and abilities demonstrate that you are ‘highly competent’ and have a ‘sustained’ impact on teaching and learning. Please reference the job specification to assist you in your application. Visits to the school are strongly recommended. Please email school.office@northbaddesley-jun.hants.sch.uk to request an information pack and to arrange a visit with our headteacher or Assistant Head teacher.
Tours of the school available:
Thursday 13th March 9:00-9:30
Thursday 13th March 11:00-11:30
Monday 17th March 11:00-11:30
Monday 17th March 16:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 18th March 9:00 - 9:30
Tuesday 18th March 16:00-16:30
Friday 21st March 11:15 - 11:45
Friday 21st March 14:30 -15:00
Monday 24th March 11:00 - 11:30
Monday 24th March 16:00 - 16:30
Further times and dates can be requested.
Applicants should confine the personal statement to two sides of A4. An additional covering letter is not required.
Please email your application with your personal statement to school.office@northbaddesley-jun.hants.sch.uk by Wednesday 26th March by Midday ensuring Application for Year Leader position is mentioned in the subject line and the e-mail is sent as confidential status.
The application process will involve an evaluation of the personal statement, an interview with a panel , a lesson observation and an in tray exercise.
Applications close on Wednesday 26th March; however, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early so early applications are advised. Please note that all applicants are subject to an online search.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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