30 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    22 April 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    23 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Current Pay Scale + TLR2

Additional allowances

TLR2

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Deliver high-quality teaching and learning to a designated class.
  • Review and develop long-term planning to ensure strong curriculum coverage, progression

and a broad range of engaging learning experiences across the phase.

  • Lead and support colleagues in planning, teaching and evaluating learning that inspires and

motivates children.

  • Promote and maintain high standards across all areas of the curriculum.
  • Work closely with staff and other professionals to maximise their contribution to teaching and

learning within the phase.

  • Ensure planning, assessment, target setting, recording and reporting systems are

implemented in line with academy policy.

  • Manage classes effectively, using approaches that meet pupils’ needs and inspire, motivate

and challenge learners.

What the school offers its staff

  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

  • Access to workplace and wellbeing support services.

  • A genuine sense of belonging in a family of schools rooted in strong values.

  • A comprehensive induction and support programme.

  • A culture where curiosity, collaboration, joy and challenge drive professional growth.

  • A real commitment to work–life balance: your wellbeing matters to us. We want you to thrive, both at work and beyond it.

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

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

White Woods Primary Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

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

About Dinnington Community Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
185 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01909 550034

Our core values are captured in the words: ready respectful, safe. Every decision we make is driven by a desire to ensure a world class education for every child and foster a life long love of learning in every member of our school community.

We believe passionately in helping our children develop a strength of character during their time in the school. This is forged through the quality of the relationships between pupils, their peers and their teachers. We believe strength of character comes from a deep sense that the individual is valued and respected by those closest to them

It is our shared aim that every child looks back on their time at Dinnington with affection and pride, having the confidence to achieve anything in their future life.

Arranging a visit to Dinnington Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email t.dolphin@dcp.wwpat.org.

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