KS2 Year Leader and Class Teacher – Kingsleigh Primary School Full Time

Start Date – September 2026

Permanent

M1 – M6 plus TLR2a

This is an exciting opportunity to join Kingsleigh Primary School as one of our Year Leaders in upper Key Stage 2 and alongside our other middle leaders.

Kingsleigh Primary School is a community where all are welcomed valued and heard. Feeling safe and happy are at the heart of what we do to ensure we succeed as lifelong learners. We embrace individual qualities to ensure Kingsleigh is a community ‘where everyone can be great’.

We have 3 core values that underpin the behaviour ethos of our school community and are promoted throughout all areas of life at Kingsleigh and beyond: Belong Aspire Respect.

We’re looking for someone who embraces these values and for this particular role someone who is a motivated teacher with strong leadership skills, a commitment to raising achievement and the ability to inspire others.

About The Role

You will lead the quality of teaching and learning across a year group, monitoring pupil progress and ensuring effective lesson planning and interventions are in place to secure strong outcomes. You’ll support and develop staff through coaching, mentoring and appraisal and build strong relationships with pupils, families and other colleagues. As part of the middle leadership team you will contribute to whole‑school improvement priorities and champion our school values.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a year group team to deliver consistently high‑quality teaching and learning
• Monitor pupil progress, implement targeted interventions and drive strong outcomes
• Coach, mentor and appraise staff to support professional growth and improve practice
• Promote positive behaviour and ensure consistent use of school behaviour policies
• Build effective relationships with pupils, staff, parents and external agencies
• Lead Pupil Progress Meetings and use assessment data to inform planning and improvement
• Support whole‑school priorities, including improvement strategies and OFSTED actions
• Maintain clear, effective communication across the year group and wider school community
• Contribute to engaging schemes of work and high‑quality planning
• Champion safeguarding and uphold the welfare of all pupils

We are looking for someone who brings warmth, commitment and a genuine belief in our children. You will:

• Be a qualified and experienced, reflective and highly motivated teacher ready to take on a leadership role
• Inspire, support and challenge colleagues to deliver excellent teaching and learning
• Have a strong understanding of assessment, pupil progress and effective intervention strategies
• Communicate clearly and confidently with pupils, staff, parents and external partners
• Model high expectations, positive behaviour and professional integrity at all times
• Be proactive, organised and able to embed consistent routines across a team
• Use coaching and mentoring to develop others and build a collaborative culture
• Be committed to safeguarding and the welfare of all pupils
• Contribute positively to whole‑school improvement and embraces change with enthusiasm

Further Information

Kingsleigh Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

Kingsleigh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Kingsleigh Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

About Us

What we can offer:

• A large, friendly and enthusiastic staff team where everyone works together and is genuinely proud of what we’ve created.
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning where risk taking is celebrated and where continuous learning is encouraged through professional development opportunities.
• A modern, spacious, purpose-built and well-resourced learning environment.
• Energetic and enthusiastic children who respond well to the creative curriculum we provide.

If this sounds like the kind of school you would like to work in, we look forward to showing you what we are all about. Please visit our school website (www.kingsleighprimary.co.uk) and our Instagram page which will give you a good flavour of life at Kingsleigh Primary School. Tours of the school are encouraged and can be arranged by emailing [email protected] .

Please complete the attached application form and email it directly to [email protected] .

Closing date/time for applications: Monday 4th May 2026

Shortlisting: Tuesday 5th May 2026

Interviews will be held during: Friday 8th May 2026

Safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful applicants will have rigorous background checks, including enhanced DBS checks and online search check.