Lead Teacher for Thrive
John Taylor Free School, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9SA22 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
4 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
13 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- English, Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time position, 32.5 hours per week.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS1 – UPS3 £31,650 – £49,084 per annum pro rata plus TLR 2.5 (£5,643)
Additional allowances
TLR 2.5 - £5,643. This role is offered in conjunction with one of our advertised teaching positions in English or Geography.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Teacher for Thrive to join our team from September 2025.
The successful candidate will oversee the running, organisation and delivery of Thrive at John Taylor Free School. This is a middle leadership role with whole-school responsibilities, offering an exciting opportunity to shape and enhance key areas of our school’s provision. The successful candidate will lead the development of our enrichment programme, including the planning and delivery of Enrichment Week and will take strategic leadership of staff and student well-being.
This role is offered in conjunction with one of our advertised teaching positions in English or Geography. Further details can be found in the accompanying job description.
What the school offers its staff
If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do. As a part of the John Taylor Teaching School Hub and working with The Staffordshire Research School at John Taylor we will focus on your development, whatever stage you are at in your career. As a research informed school with a coaching for excellence model, we want you to succeed and thrive too.
Further details about the role
This role is offered in conjunction with one of our advertised teaching positions in English or Geography.
Commitment to safeguarding
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure and barring service check is a requirement of this post. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available to view on our website.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Taylor Free School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1258 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- John Taylor Free School website
- Email address
- hr@johntaylorfreeschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01283 247823
John Taylor Free School is an inclusive school with a positive approach to wellbeing. We offer the following support to staff:
• 2 hours of personalised professional learning each week
• A coaching culture
• Additional non-contact time for coaching / reading / personal development
• Shared resources, Schemes of Learning and Curriculum Plans
• A ‘life-friendly’ approach to teaching
JTMAT does not hold a sponsor licence and therefore, cannot employ an individual outside of the UK unless they have settled/pre-settled status or indefinite leave to remain.
Arranging a visit to John Taylor Free School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@johntaylorfreeschool.co.uk.
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