Early Years Leader and Class Teacher

Waterloo Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9NA

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: 35674 - 49084

Early Years Leader and Class Teacher job summary

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and caring Early Years Lead and Classroom Teacher to join our team at Waterloo Primary School. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and a dedication to helping pupils learn and grow in an innovative and enthusiastic way.

Who We Are

As a group of schools, Prestolee Trust has a shared vision. We act as one organisation and bring context to individual needs. Our schools are geographically close and yet serve diverse communities. The vision describes the future that speaks to that community.

 

The vision for Prestolee Multi Academy Trust is that our children are prepared for the next stage of education and life in modern Britain. This means children have access to a broad rich curriculum offer with a wide range of activities. We believe in an inherently strong core of English and Mathematics, together with strong specific academic foundation subjects focused on knowledge and skills.

 

We strive for excellence in quality first teaching. Career progression opportunities and development of knowledge and skills through CPD, networks and other professional programmes and training are key to our success. Our trust is relentlessly focused on improvement; in self, in others and in the organisation.

 

About You

We are looking for a person who has: 

• Proven track record of outstanding teaching practice, particularly within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Experience across a range of Key Stages, with a strong understanding of Early Years pedagogy and child development
• Excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills, with the ability to model and support high standards in these areas
• A strong ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, contributing positively to the wider school community
• A passion for working with young children, with excellent classroom management and the ability to engage and inspire learners
• High levels of commitment, flexibility, and enthusiasm in all aspects of school life
• A clear desire for ongoing professional growth and career development
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues

Our Offer 

• A dynamic and developing Multi Academy Trust of schools with a SCITT for career development in teaching and learning. 
• Opportunities across the Trust to widen skills, experience, and professional development in a variety of settings. 
• Welcome, friendly, and inclusive schools within the Trust 
• A committed Trust and School leadership and committed multi school teams. 
• Well-motivated pupils 
• A Trust committed to staff wellbeing and career development for all 

 

Closing date: Friday 16th May at 9am

Interview/observation: Wednesday 21st May

Start date: September 2025

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 Waterloo Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 350 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Waterloo Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/waterloo-primary-school-ashton-under-lyne

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