Phase Lead
Loddon Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 6JX21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
17 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Plus TLR 2A (£3,527)
Phase Lead job summary
Location: Loddon Junior School, part of Lodden Primary Federation
Salary: MPS - UPS (£32,916 - £51,048) Plus TLR 2A (£3,527)
Contract: Full-time 100%, Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Loddon Junior School, part of the Active Learning Trust since November 2025, is at an exciting point in its journey of school improvement. We are committed to delivering inclusive excellence, ensuring every pupil achieves their full potential regardless of their starting point. As part of our federation, staff benefit from strong school-to-school collaboration, high-quality professional development, and a culture of shared practice and support.
We are seeking an energetic, dynamic, and highly skilled teacher to join our leadership team as a Phase Lead. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and ambitious classroom practitioner, particularly with strong Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and/or 6) expertise, who is ready to take the next step in their career and play a key role in shaping the future of our school. The successful candidate will bring a secure understanding of the Upper Key Stage 2 curriculum and a proven track record of raising attainment, including preparing pupils for statutory assessments. They will be confident in using assessment to inform high-quality teaching, providing both targeted support and challenge to ensure all pupils make excellent progress, while fostering independence and resilience as pupils prepare for the transition to secondary school.
This role includes a TLR2a allowance, reflecting the significant leadership responsibility attached to the position. As Phase Lead, you will play a key role in driving standards across Upper Key Stage 2, leading teaching and learning, supporting colleagues, and contributing strategically to whole-school improvement.
As Phase Lead, you will:
- Lead teaching and learning, ensuring consistently high-quality classroom practice.
- Develop and refine a curriculum that is enriching, ambitious, and inspiring, cultivating a lifelong love of learning.
- Lead pupil progress across the phase, analysing data, identifying priorities, and implementing strategies to enable all pupils to achieve their potential.
- Manage and support staff, providing coaching, professional challenge, and mentoring to develop exemplary teaching.
- Demonstrate evidence-informed practice, showing how research or educational developments have informed teaching and improved outcomes.
What We Are Looking For:
- A highly motivated, aspirational, and enthusiastic leader with proven excellence in teaching.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to inspire colleagues and pupils alike.
- Experience of leading phase-wide or whole-school initiatives is desirable but not essential; we value potential and are committed to developing leaders.
- Passion for inclusive education and commitment to securing the very best outcomes for all pupils.
What We Offer:
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development within the Active Learning Trust.
- A supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking school environment.
- Engagement in a school improvement journey with a strong sense of community and shared vision.
Visits & Contact:
We warmly welcome visits to the school. Available times are:
- Thursday 26th March 16:00
- Tuesday 14th April 16:00
- Friday 27th March 11:15
If you are unable to attend, we encourage a phone call with the Headteacher, Sara El Oakley, to learn more about the school and role. Visits or calls are strongly encouraged to increase your chance of a successful application. (seloakley@lpfed.org, 01508 505180)
Why Join Our Trust?
- Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
- Join an experienced group of people that are fully dedicated to delivering the best for our children.
- Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and local government pensions.
The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.
The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment. This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Loddon Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- Up to 240 pupils
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Loddon Junior School website
School location
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