Phase Leader (Initially EYFS)

• Sidegate Primary School, Ipswich, Suffolk IP44JD
• MPR / UPR + TLR(£3,214) per annum
• Full time
• Permanent
• Reference: 5339

Your role

Do you put children’s interests at the heart of everything you do?

Do you actively seek opportunities to broaden children’s learning and experiences?

Do you want to work in a school where a broad and rich curriculum is highly valued?

Are you driven and ambitious, creative and able to use your own initiative?

Are you committed to ongoing school improvement?

If your answer to these questions is yes, then Sidegate could be the school for you! Join our exceptional team of pupils, staff and families as we continue on our journey to provide a curriculum that values creativity, self-improvement and equity of opportunity.

We are keen to appoint a highly motivated class teacher to join our Middle Leadership Team as the Early Years Foundation Stage Phase Leader from September 2024. You will have responsibility for leading the teaching and learning of the EYFS curriculum; you will lead a team of teachers and teaching assistants to ensure that all aspects of the curriculum are taught to a high standard. Half a day release time will be allocated most weeks to ensure that the post-holder has the capacity to lead the subject effectively.

About us

Sidegate is a 3-form-entry primary school in the north of Ipswich with 660 pupils on roll. The school serves a large catchment area with a wide demographic. The school has two Local Authority Specialist Education Units for pupils with a complexity of needs. These units and mainstream combined mean that the school has a higher than average number of pupils on the SEND register.

The school boasts large grounds, an indoor swimming pool, gymnasium and good ICT provision. We pride ourselves on the broad and rich curriculum that we offer to our pupils and our extensive extracurricular activities, which include residential visits in all KS2 year groups. Sidegate is a Platinum Artsmark school and annually achieves the Suffolk School Sports Gold Award. The school received a “Good” Ofsted rating in October 2022. The work of the English Subject Leader will be integral to ensuring that the teaching and learning of the curriculum is of a high standard and that opportunities are maintained and extended even further.

Sidegate became an academy in May 2014 with The Active Learning Trust (ALT). The ALT encourages each of their schools to develop a curriculum that meets the needs of the pupils in the school. They work closely with the school, providing specialist advisory support as necessary. We work closely with other Trust schools in Suffolk and Cambridge. We also have strong links with local schools through pyramid meetings and the Suffolk Learning and Improvement Network.

You will:

• meet the job specification
• meet the Teaching Standards
• have a diverse set of skills which will enable you to be flexible in working with a range of age groups and special educational needs and disabilities
• have an enthusiasm for working with children
• have the ability to manage a diverse workload
• be an innovative and reflective practitioner who is keen to learn
• have a willingness to learn and develop new skills
• have a commitment to improving the life chances of every child
• have apositive ‘can do’ attitude.

We will offer you:

• a rewarding and enjoyable position in a primary school environment
• a friendly team of school staff who will be very keen to welcome you and work with you to provide the best opportunities to their children
• a firm commitment to your personal and professional development
• a large, successful school with enthusiastic children in a stimulating, friendly learning environment
• the opportunity to work with dynamic and forward thinking staff
• a friendly, supportive working environment
• the ALT offer a comprehensive package of professional development opportunities for teachers at all levels, to support career progression.
• supportive staff, parents and governors.

You will need:

• to fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the class teacher job description
• meet the expectation set out in the teachers’ standards.

Closing date: 9am, 16 April 2024.

Interview date: 30 April 2024.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£43,685.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 5339