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FS2 Lead Teacher

Dale Community Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6NL

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  7 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: Full Time - 32.5 hours
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Standard national scale in line with the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document plus the appropriate TLR2 payment
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2 Payment

What skills and experience we're looking for

Responsible to: The Head Teacher, members of the senior leadership team (SLT) and the governing body

Main purpose of the job:

• Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document · Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards
• Take specific responsibility and accountability for the day-to-day management and organisation of FS2
• Have an impact on educational progress beyond your assigned pupils
• Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times, including being responsible with the other TLR holders for the school in the absence of the head teacher, deputy and assistant head teachers

Duties and responsibilities

In addition, carrying out the duties of a class teacher as outlined in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, the post holder receives a TLR2.1 for their nominated responsibility as Foundation Stage 2 lead.

Teaching

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work
• Ensure a high-quality indoor and outdoor continuous provision
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
• Set high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge

Teaching and learning responsibility

• Use professional skills and judgements to provide strategic and practical leadership in FS2
• Lead, manage and develop FS2, and provide guidance for other teachers, including training, support and advice to improve school practices
• Provide strategic subject leadership, showing up-to-date knowledge of sector trends and developments
• Oversee the planning of a curriculum that:

o Is diverse and inclusive

o Meets the needs of all pupils and the requirements of the EYFS framework

o Is well sequenced to promote pupil progress towards the early learning goals (ELGs)

o Is effectively and consistently implemented across the EYFS

• Have overall responsibility and accountability for your TLR area, ensuring curriculum continuity, consistency, balance, match and progression
• Lead regular meetings relevant to your TLR area with appropriate colleagues
• Develop, demonstrate and promote teaching and learning activities appropriate to full age and ability range.

Strategic direction

• Develop and implement policies for the EYFS in line with our school’s commitment to high-quality teaching and learning
• Have a good understanding of how well the EYFS is being delivered and the impact on pupil achievement
• Use this understanding to feed into the school development plan and produce an action plan for the EYFS
• Work with subject leaders to understand how their subject is developed at the EYFS
• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures to support the school’s values and vision
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
• Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure coordinated outcomes
• Be a proactive and effective member of the middle leadership team
• Lead by example, with the highest professional and personal standards and classroom management

Health, safety and discipline

• Promote the safety and well-being of pupils
• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

Professional development

• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
• Take part in further training and development to improve own teaching
• Ensure you keep up to date with current developments in your TLR area and disseminate information as appropriate
• Take a lead role in identifying group and/or individual training needs and provide support for colleagues within your area of responsibility, promoting a whole school approach
• Act as a role model, mentor or consultant to colleagues as appropriate and encourage collaboration, co-operation and teamwork

Communication

• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers

Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals

• Hold regular team meetings on the EYFS to keep staff informed of developments or changes
• Provide support to staff regarding teaching and learning, resources, and planning in the EYFS
• Monitor teaching and learning to assess how well the EYFS is being implemented and how well it is delivered across the school
• Take a leading role in inducting new EYFS staff and making sure they uphold expected values and teaching standards
• Support teachers in making accurate assessments, managing internal and external moderation, and completing external moderation exercises
• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Personal and professional conduct

• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
• Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities

Monitoring and assessment

• Together with the senior leadership team (SLT) of the school, contribute to, monitor and review the impact of teaching and pupil progress through the analysis of data, ensuring the use of information for planning and target setting across your TLR area
• Monitor standards, including recorded work, as relevant to your TLR area across the school, including reviewing long and medium-term planning

Manage resources

• Create a safe, welcoming environment and take care of the classroom accommodation
• Audit the indoor and outdoor learning spaces in the EYFS to evaluate the quality of the overall learning environment
• Support continuous provision in the EYFS, which allows pupils to play independently and gives them a sense of ownership over their environment
• Audit, check and manage resources to ensure they are up to date and match pupil and curriculum needs
• Be responsible for the organisation, planning and evaluation of the school programmes as relevant to your TLR area of responsibility
• Manage, monitor and accurately account for any budget for your area.
• Evaluate, organise and monitor the use of resources

Other

• Assist in the smooth running of the school at all times, including being responsible with the other TLR holders for the school in the absence of the head teacher, deputy and assistant head teachers

What the school offers its staff

Do you want to work in a positive, supportive school environment where team

work is valued and individuals are encouraged to achieve their full potential?

Dale Community Primary School is a large, vibrant school federated with Stonehill Nursery School and is located in the heart of the city.  We are well-established and popular schools with rising standards and a happy and enthusiastic school community.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational FS2 lead teacher to make a difference to the lives of our children.

You will:

• Be a reflective practitioner, striving for excellence within your practice

• Have a passion for the Early Years and a good understanding of early child development

• Enable children to reach their full potential socially and academically

• Have a nurturing approach, caring for the whole child

• Be proactive to make a difference to the lives of children

• Be an excellent team player

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, build and maintain strong relationships with children, staff, parents and carers, governors and the wider local community

We can offer you:

• Happy and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn

• An opportunity to work in a welcoming, positive team that works together for the benefit of our children

• Collaborative planning with PPA in Year Group teams

• Opportunities to develop leadership skills and a commitment to your professional development. Access to unlimited online CPD through National College

• A school which prioritises teacher wellbeing with access to on-site counselling

• A leadership team that wants everyone to succeed

• Carefully chosen schemes for Maths and English to reduce teacher workload

Dale Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is subject to suitable references, an enhanced DBS check and a medical check.

Applicants are invited to visit the school. To book a visit, please contact the school on 01332 760070 or email admin@dale.derby.sch.uk

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Teacher TLR 2.1 Sept 2025 FS2 Description.doc - 114 KB (opens in new tab)

Job advert FS2 lead Dale.docx - 31.7 KB (opens in new tab)

Introductory letter Dale.docx - 472 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dale Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 549 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dale Community Primary School website
• Email address: cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01332760070
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dale-community-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Dale Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk.

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