Lead Practitioner for EYFS with expertise in early reading

Lutley Primary School, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 1BU

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  12 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Please see advert

What skills and experience we're looking for

Hales Valley Trust would like to hear from you if you are someone who: 

• Is passionate about enabling all children to achieve success 
• Is a caring professional 
• Has a clear understanding of the primary curriculum 
• Has a dynamic and creative approach to learning 
• Has high expectations of attainment and behaviour 

• Has energy and enthusiasm, an open and positive approach 
• Is able to work supportively and work in a team 
• Experience in pastoral, counselling, pastoral care practices and supporting pupils with diverse needs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonalskills.
• Ability to build strong relationships with pupils, staff, and parents.
• A compassionate and empathetic approach, with the ability to handle sensitive situations with professionalism.
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and the ability to act as a DeputySafeguarding Lead.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• Highly motivated staff
• A leadership team whose focus is on improving outcomes for our children
• Children who value learning and supportive parents
• An ethos of valuing staff and their Professional Development
• A stimulating learning environment which is conducive to learning
• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits (pension, holiday, discounted fees at our Trust schools)
• Employee Assistance Programme (supporting your health and wellbeing)
• Networking and support opportunities between the Trust schools

Further details about the role

The Role -Lead Practitioner for EYFS with expertise in early reading(HVT0621)

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Lead Practitioner to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in early years education, with a special focus on early reading. The successful candidate will be a role model for high-quality teaching practices, offering coaching, mentoring, and training to staff. As an expert in early reading, particularly phonics, you will lead the development and implementation of strategies to raise both teaching standards and pupil outcomes. You will collaborate with the Early Reading Lead and contribute to the ongoing professional development of the team, ensuring that the needs of both pupils and staff are consistently met.

The Lead Practitioner will lead the enhancement of teaching skills through coaching, training, and modeling high-quality practice, particularly in early reading. They will share expertise to develop staff and improve both teaching standards and pupil outcomes.

Commitment to safeguarding

All offers of employment are subject to Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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About Lutley Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 610 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Lutley Primary School website
• Email address: hogrady@lutley.dudley.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lutley-primary-school-halesowen

Lutley Primary School is a successful and popular primary school based in Halesowen. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivating and energetic Teaching Assistant to work alongside our dedicated and enthusiastic colleagues at Lutley Primary School.

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