EYFS Phase Leader & Class Teacher - The Ridgeway Primary School

The Ridgeway Primary School, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8JD

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2025

• Closing date

  27 October 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time - 1.0 FTE - Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000 to £46,525 Per year
• Additional allowances:

  £3,214 TLR Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full time - 1.0 FTE - Permanent position. Required for January 2025

We have an exciting vacancy for an EYFS Phase Leader where the successful candidate will lead our fulltime Nursery and Reception classes to secure great outcomes for our pupils.

“Pupils are enthusiastic and conscientious learners.”
“Pupils and staff have very positive relationships which create a harmonious learning environment throughout the school.”
(Ofsted, June 2019)

The Ridgeway is a nurturing and friendly school situated within a diverse community in South Reading, with enthusiastic, happy pupils who enjoy learning and a committed and highly motivated team.

As EYFS Phase Leader you will develop and manage the effective delivery of an engaging and purposeful curriculum, which enables the highest level of pupil progress and attainment.

To support this position and to secure excellent outcomes for pupils, we can offer ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work collaboratively with experienced professionals both within school and across the Whitley Excellence Cluster.

The successful applicant will:
- have a proven track record with raising standards and expectations in EYFS
- be an experienced Early Years practitioner with the drive and zeal to make our Early Years truly shine
- be able to lead the professional development of the Early Years teachers and support staff to promote strong teaching and learning and a positive school culture
- be able to communicate and work effectively to lead a phase as well as understand the current needs of children
- will be responsible for the day-to-day management and organisation of EYFS
- consistently demonstrate high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and of their academic achievement
- be self-motivated, creative and empathetic
- be committed to and enthusiastic about working within a team of professionals who are dedicated to nurturing and developing the whole child
- be committed to the inclusion of all children and their families

Visits to the school are welcomed.

What the school offers its staff

Please contact Rachel Wiggins, Office Manager on 0118 937 5530.

Please email officemanager@theridgeway.reading.sch.uk for an application pack, job description and person specification.

Visit the school website for more information - https://www.theridgewayprimary.net

Closing date: Applications will be considered upon receipt

Interview date: To be confirmed

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

The Ridgeway Primary School is committed to inclusion and equity. We welcome talented applicants from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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EYFS Team Leader - Job Description.pdf - 127 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Ridgeway Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 410 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Ridgeway Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: officemanager@theridgeway.reading.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-ridgeway-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to The Ridgeway Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email officemanager@theridgeway.reading.sch.uk.

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