Early Years Lead

Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8AU

63 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual)

Early Years Lead job summary

The Governors in support of the Directors at Our Lady & St Benedict’s are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, energetic and enthusiastic class teacher to join our friendly, hardworking and committed team. We require an individual who will maintain the highest levels of effectiveness and pedagogical development throughout their career and vitally, will celebrate and reflect our children’s unique talents and gifts.

The Early Years Leader is a senior leadership post responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision at Our Lady & St Benedict Catholic Academy (Nursery - 30 place and Reception - 30 place). As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) the post-holder will drive outstanding provision, outcomes and pastoral care for our youngest pupils, ensuring that every child is known, loved and supported in line with the school’s Catholic mission: “Loving, Learning and Looking Forward with Christ.”

Our new Early Years Lead will:

• Be committed to actively upholding the catholic ethos of our school
• Be a good and better classroom practitioner, committed to raising standards
• Be creative, imaginative and innovative
• Have high expectations of pupil achievement, attainment and behaviour
• Have good communication skills at all levels

We can offer you:

• A welcoming and friendly school with well-motivated, happy children
• Dedicated and committed team members
• A supportive Board of Directors and Governing Body
• Strong links with other Collegiate schools
• A strong commitment to your professional development
• A positive environment in which to develop your own ideas and initiatives

The post will be offered on a Catholic Education Service Contract. Our Lady & St Benedict are part of the St Gabriel the Archangel Multi Academy Trust who are a living wage employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to DBS disclosure.

Potential candidates are warmly invited to visit our school.

Application forms are available to download from our school website www.ourladyandstbenedict.co.uk

No applications will be accepted after 12pm on 18th September 2026.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 239 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-and-st-benedict-catholic-academy

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