Early Years Phase Leader

Greenleas School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AB

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  15 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE) Main pay scale + TLR

Early Years Phase Leader job summary

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, popular school and to develop your skills with a talented staff team. We are a two-site school, and staff may be asked to be based at either site. Teachers remain on the same site throughout the school year.

We are a large school with over five hundred and sixty main school pupils in addition to those attending our Early Years provision which brings our total number to nearly seven hundred. We have one hundred and thirty staff across both sites. To maximise collaborative working our teaching staff have PPA together on a Friday afternoon this allows them to plan as year, subject or phase groups and across site depending on the need . Staff are able to take PPA from home once every half term term.

Our Phase Leaders form our middle leadership. You will have whole class teaching responsibilities and manage our early years which comprises pre-school; pre-reception: and reception.

Why choose Greenleas?

• Collaborative environment: Work alongside a team of dedicated professionals across two school sites, fostering a culture of teamwork and shared best practices.​

• Professional development: Engage in continuous learning opportunities tailored to your career aspirations, supported by a robust appraisal and development framework.

• Supportive leadership: Benefit from a leadership team committed to your well-being, and success in the classroom.​

• Inclusive community: Be part of a diverse school community that values every pupil's potential and promotes a culture of respect and inclusion.

Who we’re looking for:

We are seeking individuals who:

• Hold QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and have at least 3 years' experience of teaching within the early years.
• Have experience in a leadership role or are ready to step into one.
• Demonstrate a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning.​
• Possess sound understanding of the early years curriculum and framework
• Are committed to early years education and child development
• Posses strong organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• ​Have a passion for curriculum development and raising pupil achievement.
• Can motivate and develop colleagues to achieve their best.
• Is reflective, committed to improvement, and aligned with our school values.
• Is adaptable and has a track record of creating positive outcomes for pupils.​
• Shares our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Your role:

As a Phase Leader at Greenleas, you will:

Lead and manage early years: Inspiring colleagues and ensuring pupils have a positive first experience of school that supports them in achieving GLD.​

Work collaboratively with early years and wider school staff: to evaluate and improve classroom practice, accelerating pupil progress and ensure consistency and high standards in teaching and learning.​

Contribute to School development: Participate in the development and evaluation of school policies and practices, aligning with our ethos and vision.

Teach your own class to a high standard: modelling outstanding practice for colleagues.

​Support and monitor teaching and learning across early years, providing coaching, mentoring, and CPD to drive professional growth and raise standards.

Oversee curriculum planning and development: to ensure a broad, engaging, and inclusive curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils.

Monitor and analyse pupil progress: using assessment data and tracking systems to inform target setting and school improvement strategies.

Safeguard and support pupils: Promote the safety and well-being of all pupils, maintaining high standards of behaviour and discipline.

Plan and deliver engaging lessons: Create dynamic learning experiences that inspire and challenge pupils, ensuring progression and attainment.​

Assess and monitor progress: Regularly evaluate pupil learning, providing constructive feedback to support individual development.

Contribute to School development: Participate in the development and evaluation of school policies and practices, aligning with our ethos and vision.​

Safeguard and support pupils: Promote the safety and well-being of all pupils, maintaining high standards of behaviour and discipline.

We encourage you to visit us:

We believe that the best way to understand our school community is to experience it first-hand. We invite prospective applicants to visit our school before applying. This will give you an opportunity to meet our staff, see our facilities, and get a feel for our school culture. To arrange a visit, please contact us at HR@greenleas.net. We look forward to welcoming you and showing you what makes our school a special place to work.

Equality and safer recruitment

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who can help us better reflect the diverse ethnic backgrounds of our pupils and wider community.

We operate a safer recruitment policy and follow the CBC Code of Practice. Our recruitment process includes undertaking online searches in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education. This post will involve regular contact with children, and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, cautions or bind-over orders which for any other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 will not appear on a DBS certificate and does not need to be declared. Guidance on this can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration related to their criminal record or any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Additional checks in relation to the Childcare Disqualification Regulations will be undertaken for successful candidates. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK, additional information may be required from you to satisfy safer recruitment checks.

Commitment to safeguarding

Greenleas School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We will carry out enhanced DBS checks where necessary on all staff and take references. Please note that online searches are undertaken as part of the safer recruitment process.

Central Bedfordshire Council Schools are equal opportunities employers and welcome applications from all members of the community.

Please advise us if you have a disability, learning difficulties, medical conditions or needs for which you would like us to make reasonable adjustments so that your application and working experience is more accessible.

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 Greenleas School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 9
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 679 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Greenleas School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/greenleas-school

We are a two-site school in the market town of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. We have over five hundred and sixty main school pupils in addition to those attending our Early Years provision which brings our total number to nearly seven hundred. We have one hundred and thirty staff across both sites.

We have a senior and middle leadership structure, providing opportunities for career development.

Our teachers have shared PPA on a Friday afternoon and come together across both sites for our staff meeting/Inset every Wednesday. We plan as a team across both sites.

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