Class teacher with Phase Leadership Responsibility
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3JG13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
13th April, or before if available
Closing date
23 January 2026 at 8am
Date listed
9 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,100.72 - £45,350.56 Annually (Actual) +TLR 2 £3527
Class teacher with Phase Leadership Responsibility job summary
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is seeking a Phase Leader to join our innovative Senior Leadership Team and help shape the future for our children.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on making a difference. Your specific responsibilities will be tailored to your strengths, interests and expertise, ensuring you can shine in a role that suits you best.
At Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, we believe every day counts for our children. We are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and committed to providing high quality, engaging, and supportive teaching. You’ll join an exceptional team of professionals who share a passion for putting children at the heart of everything we do.
About our Partnership
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School is proud to be part of The Flying High Partnership, a high performing Multi Academy Trust. With 37 schools across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Nottingham City, we work together to deliver the very best opportunities for our children.
Why join us?
- A large, thriving school at the heart of the Cotgrave community.
- A commitment to effective pastoral and academic care.
- Strong partnerships with families.
- A creative, innovative and supported staff team who never stop learning and improving.
- A culture built on high expectations, respect, inclusivity and kindness.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is passionate about children.
- Is determined to make every day count for our children.
- Is a leader with high standards and knows the importance of strong relationships with their team.
- Has proven leadership skills that have impacted on provision and standards.
- Has excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
- Can work effectively with and without direction.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm, energy, integrity, and professionalism.
- Is a genuine team player.
Your core responsibilities will include:
- Collaborating as part of the Leadership Team to strategically drive the school’s vision and improvement.
- Leading and accelerating progress within a key area across the whole school.
- Conducting monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure consistently high-quality provision.
- Delivering high quality teaching and maintaining an exceptional classroom environment.
What We Offer:
- Leadership development and career progression opportunities within a high performing Trust.
- Access to Flying High Partnership Futures for exceptional professional learning and national programmes.
- A strong focus on staff wellbeing.
- The chance to make a real impact in a school that values creativity, innovation and excellence.
To find out more about our amazing school and the opportunities this role offers, we would ask that you make an appointment with the Head Teacher, Claire Lindsay to visit the school. If you are unable to visit, please contact the school office to arrange an informal chat instead.
0115 9892284
office@candlebylane.co.uk
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applicants. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We recognise our moral and statutory responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all pupils. We will endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued. We will be alert to the signs of abuse and neglect and follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. The procedures contained in our policies apply to all staff, volunteers and governors/ member of the Cotgrave Candleby Lane and are consistent with those of Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP)
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cotgrave Candleby Lane School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 530 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School website
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School and Nursery is at the heart of our community and strives to ensure that every child has the support, care, guidance and challenge to be the best they can be. Our fun and engaging approach, mixed with an invigorating environment and ethos, enables staff and pupils to push boundaries to be the very best they can be in all aspects of school life. We value the uniqueness in every child and celebrate this with them. This is mirrored with the staff too as every member of our team has to celebrate and be clear about what makes them unique.
The school is proud of the strong bonds created with our children and families. This careful development is the product of nurture; our drive to develop the school’s eight values and truly going the extra mile for our children and families. The strong bonds are also reflected in our staff team, who have a ‘can do’ approach, care for each other, learn together and work well together as a high performing team. Importantly, we also know how to have fun in what we do.
‘Relentless in our strive for excellence’ underpins everything that we do and alongside our values (Confidence, Aspiration, Creativity, Fun, Pride, Perseverance, Respect and Responsibility), this ethos helps all our children to achieve the best that they can in all areas of their learning. Our Candleby Lane Curriculum vision is LOVE (Long term memory, Oracy rich, Values based, Experiential). Our curriculum promotes a love of learning. It is broad and balanced, rich and varied, and offers our pupils a learning journey that ensures they develop the knowledge, skills, experiences, attitudes and beliefs to become confident and passionate future citizens of the world.
All members of staff and the governing body accept responsibility for ensuring the progress of all of our children and are committed to meeting their pastoral, social and academic needs within a caring and nurturing environment. We hope that each child will develop a love for learning and we are determined to ensure that all of our children are given every chance to maximise their full potential.
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