Class Teacher (Pot.TLR)
Meadowhead Junior School, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4QG17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M3 to UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR 2.1 for Phase Leadership
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you a passionate and ambitious teacher ready to take the next step into leadership?
Meadowhead Junior School is seeking an exceptional classroom practitioner to join us as a Base/Phase Leader, someone who combines inspirational teaching with the vision and drive to lead others. You’ll have recent, successful experience in KS2, a deep understanding of inclusive, adaptive teaching, and the confidence to use data and coaching to improve outcomes across a phase.
We're looking for a role model who brings energy, integrity, and a collaborative spirit to everything they do, and who is eager to make a whole-school impact. In return, we offer a supportive, forward-thinking team, dedicated leadership development, and the chance to play a pivotal role in raising aspirations and enriching lives. If you’re ready to lead with purpose and passion, we’d love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
At Meadowhead Junior School, we pride ourselves on creating a supportive, inclusive, and professionally rewarding environment for our staff.
We offer high-quality professional development, including access to instructional coaching, subject leadership opportunities, and pathways into middle and senior leadership through tailored CPD and NPQs.
Staff wellbeing is a key priority, with regular check-ins, manageable workload expectations, and access to mental health and counselling services.
Our team benefits from a comprehensive local authority package, including membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, a cycle-to-work scheme, retail discounts, and gym savings.
We also provide free onsite parking, a well-equipped working environment, and a warm, collaborative culture where everyone is valued.
With a strong leadership team, family-friendly policies, and a vibrant, diverse school community, Meadowhead is a place where staff thrive, feel appreciated, and grow professionally.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Meadowhead Junior School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Meadowhead Junior School website
- Email address
- c.dugdale@meadowheadjunior.blackburn.sch.uk
Meadowhead Junior School is a vibrant, inclusive, and forward-thinking primary school located in Blackburn, Lancashire. Serving a diverse community of 7–11-year-olds, we are committed to providing a nurturing environment where every child feels safe, valued, and inspired to achieve their full potential. Our recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 highlighted our strong sense of community, high expectations for all pupils, and a curriculum that is both ambitious and engaging. We take pride in our dedicated staff, who work tirelessly to create a calm and purposeful learning environment, ensuring that each child receives a high-quality education. Our commitment to reading, personal development, and behaviour has been recognised, with staff fostering a culture where pupils are eager to learn and feel supported. Beyond the classroom, we offer a range of extracurricular activities, including forest school experiences, which contribute to the holistic development of our pupils.
At Meadowhead, we believe in continuous improvement and are focused on addressing learning gaps, refining our attendance strategies, and preparing every pupil for the next stage of their education. Join us, and be part of a school that is dedicated to excellence, community, and the success of every child.
Arranging a visit to Meadowhead Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.dugdale@meadowheadjunior.blackburn.sch.uk.
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