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Phase Leader

Whitehouse Common Primary School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 6BL

This job expired on 22 April 2026 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Head of year or phase
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS1 to UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2 (£3527)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Has outstanding expectations and ambitions for each and every child across the ability range

• Is an excellent classroom practitioner who expects and enforces high standards for learning and

behaviour

• Demonstrates the potential and desire to make a positive impact

• Has experience of, and an interest in, successfully developing themselves as a professional and as a

leader whilst also developing and supporting their colleagues

• Is a strong communicator with accomplished inter-personal skills

• Is innovative, enthusiastic and can bring fresh ideas and impetus to our school

• Is organised, highly motivated, hard-working and willing to ‘go the extra mile’

What the school offers its staff

The benefit of a strong leadership team and staff who will be committed to supporting you and

enabling you to reach yours and the school’s goals

• A warm and welcoming working environment as part of our ‘Whitehouse Common family’ community

• The chance to teach our enthusiastic and happy children who love to learn

• Excellent professional development opportunities including working alongside colleagues from the

Learning Trust for Excellence (LTE)

• An enabling working environment, with regular non-contact time, to help you successfully execute

your leadership responsibilities

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

Whitehouse Common Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and appropriate references will be required. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

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

Phase Leader advert March 2026 - FINAL.pdf - 132 KB (opens in new tab)

Phase Leader JD & Person Spec.pdf - 174 KB (opens in new tab)

About Whitehouse Common Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 445 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Whitehouse Common Primary School website
• Email address: hr@whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 464 1918
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitehouse-common-primary-school

Whitehouse Common is a very popular two-form entry primary school and is highly regarded in the community for its achievement academically and across the wider curriculum. At Whitehouse Common, we are committed to providing excellence and are not content standing still but are always moving forward.

Arranging a visit to Whitehouse Common Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@whitehousecommon.bham.sch.uk.

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