Classroom Teacher - Year Lead

Ladysmith Junior School, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2PT

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  28 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 31650.00 - 43607.00

Classroom Teacher - Year Lead job summary

Class Teacher (Year Lead)

Place of work: Ladysmith Junior School, Exeter

Salary: MPS-UPS (MPS with accelerated progression up the pay spine considered for the right candidate)

Job term: Permanent

Appointment type: Full time, ideally commencing in September 2025

Closing date: Monday 28^th April 9am

Interviews: 2nd May

Are you an aspiring leader? Are you ready to take that next step in your career? Ladysmith Junior School is seeking to appoint a year leader to our reshaped leadership team. 

As a class based year lead you will be responsible for the day to day leadership of a three class year group as well as leading a core subject or area across the school. This is an exciting opportunity to take the next steps in year leadership journey through leading a team and impacting on whole school development. This post is Main Scale or UPS and there is the opportunity to progress through the pay scale for successful candidates.

As part of St Christopher’s Trust, which is a mix of community and Church schools, we can offer a range of professional development opportunities, including access to our aspiring leadership programme, bespoke leadership coaching and access to NPQs. We are looking for leaders that relish a challenge, stand out from the crowd and really want to make a difference. As a large multi academy trust we will be able to support you in achieving your long term career goals and aspirations.

We offer:

• Children who are happy and motivated to learn and a supportive and welcoming staff team.

• The opportunity to work in a modern purpose built school with extensive grounds, computer suite, music studio and DT cookery room.

• An exciting role within our growing organisation with opportunities for future career development within our own school and across our family of 21 schools. 

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent class teacher able to model effective practice to others.

• Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for pupils with the ability to challenge each pupil from whatever their starting point.

• Have high expectations of themselves and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.

• A commitment to developing an engaging and exciting curriculum based on practical and first hand learning experiences, within and beyond the classroom making the most of our school grounds and local learning resources.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Visits to the school are encouraged; please contact Emma Harris on 01392 349141 or via email to people@stcmat.org if you wish to make arrangements for a visit. 

Applications should be submitted by Monday 28^th April 9am

Interviews will be held on the 2^nd May – shortlisted candidates are likely to be visited in their own setting.

Please note it is our process to apply for references for shortlisted applicants and to complete online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for this post.

Our commitment to EDI

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Applicants who meet the criteria will be considered for employment, regardless

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Ladysmith Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 346 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ladysmith-junior-school

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