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Teacher and Learning Responsibility 2.1 (Reading)

Dale Community Primary School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6NL

55 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  13th April 2026

• Closing date

  5 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main Scale/UPS plus appropriate TLR2 Payment
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2 Payment

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you want to work in a positive supportive school environment where team

work is valued and individuals are encouraged to achieve their full potential?

Dale is a large vibrant school federated with Stonehill Nursery School and is located in the heart of the city. We are well established and popular schools with rising standards and a happy and enthusiastic school community.

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and inspirational full-time teacher to lead reading and to make a difference to the lives of our children.

You will:

• Be a reflective practitioner, striving for excellence within your own practice
• Be passionate about reading and be eager to inspire the next generation of learners
• Share your love of reading with staff and pupils and drive the improvement of standards in reading across the school
• Enable children to reach their full potential socially and academically
• Have a nurturing approach, caring for the whole child
• Be proactive to make a difference to the lives of children
• Be an excellent team player
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, build and maintain strong relationships with children, staff, parents and carers, governors and the wider local community

We can offer you:

• Happy and enthusiastic children who are keen to learn
• An opportunity to work in a welcoming, positive team that works together for the benefit of our children
• Collaborative planning with PPA in Year Group teams
• Opportunities to develop leadership skills and a commitment to your professional development. Access to unlimited online CPD through National College
• A school which prioritises teacher wellbeing with access to on-site counselling
• A leadership team that wants everyone to succeed
• Carefully chosen schemes for Maths and English to reduce teacher workload

Dale Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to suitable references, an enhanced DBS check and a medical check.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the school. To book a visit please contact the school on 01332 760070 or email admin@dale.derby.sch.uk

What the school offers its staff

Dale Community Primary School is a large vibrant school which is federated with Stonehill Nursery School. Both schools are located in the heart of the city of Derby.

We have 550 pupils on roll. Our pupils live in a multi-cultural environment and the school is proud to be at the centre of that community. The majority of our children are of Asian origin with many other ethnic groups represented in our school community. Our recent OFSTED inspection in October 2023 said:

‘Pupils are happy and safe at this friendly, welcoming and inclusive school. Pupils appreciate the care and support that they receive from school.’

‘Pupils are kind and accepting of one another. They talk positively about welcoming any recently arrived pupils into their school community.’

Dale and Stonehill have approximately 100 highly committed staff that work well together as a team. We describe ourselves as a school for creating opportunity and embracing innovation to nurture each and every individual.

We aim to

- INSPIRE a love of learning

- BUILD a strong community

- CELEBRATE our diversity

- PROVIDE life-changing opportunities

- ACHIEVE in all areas of school life

Safeguarding

All appointments are subject to suitable references, a Medical Clearance check and a Disclosure and Barring Services check. Please click here to view our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.

Please note:

The closing date and time for this post is Monday 5 January 2026 9am

Interviews will be held on Monday 12 January 2026

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

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Introductory letter with amendments TLR.docx - 463 KB (opens in new tab)

New job advert - Class teacher and reading TLR.docx - 25.1 KB (opens in new tab)

Subject Leader_Reading Job description and Person Spec.docx - 107 KB (opens in new tab)

About Dale Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 549 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dale Community Primary School website
• Email address: cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01332760070
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dale-community-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Dale Community Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email cpass@dale.derby.sch.uk.

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