Required Autumn term 2025
School Pay Scale based on candidate experience + TLR 2 middle (£5835) (inclusive of London Weighting)
For September 2025, we are looking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and outstanding leader, teacher and team player who will excel in a KS1 Phase Leader role at our school and join the effective Senior Leadership team.
We are looking for someone who is supportive, an inspirational teacher and leader and someone who is driven to help their new school become even better.
The successful candidate will have responsibility for leading Read, Write, Inc across the school. This may also include subject leadership in another curriculum area.
The ideal KS1 Teacher and Phase Leader will be able to demonstrate from current teaching practice their ability to enthuse and motivate their pupils regardless of their starting point. As a KS1 Teacher and Phase Leader, part of your responsibility will be to work closely with your team, to plan and monitor all pupils’ progress across KS1. This KS1 Teacher and Phase Leader will be eager to promote good practice entrenched with innovative ideas and will be tasked with improving standards of teaching and learning across KS1 in a supportive way. You will also be required to mentor and coach staff in RWI across the school.
KS1 Phase Leader – What are the school looking for?
• * Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• * A teacher with vision and talent to lead the progress of the KS1 curriculum
• * A proven recent track record of recent high quality teaching and learning across KS1.
• * The ability to evaluate, monitor and lead the teaching team’s delivery within KS1.
• * Uphold and further enhance the quality of teaching and learning, progress and attainment, wellbeing and behaviour across KS1.
• * Able to support colleagues and share good practice.
• * Liaise with parents, other professionals and colleagues in promoting the school’s vision and values.
• * Strong analytical and good organisational skills.
• * Is ambitious and driven to make a difference as a member of our school leadership team.
• * A collaborative and motivated individual who will lead the phase through a variety of innovative approaches including curriculum design, teaching strategies and intervention programmes.
Greenwood Primary is a welcoming, happy and successful school in Northolt. We offer a supportive environment for both staff and pupils.
Ofsted October 2022 reported that Greenwood is a GOOD school. The report states,
“Staff, including those at the start of their careers, are overwhelmingly positive about leaders’ care and consideration towards their workload and well-being. They feel valued and trusted, and appreciate the opportunities provided to help them develop further in their careers.”This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to gain further experience towards assistant or deputy headship as part of an exceptional SLT, and/or to cement their status as an exemplary classroom practitioner. The School offers excellent CPD and also provides a range of opportunities for progression within the role and the school.
If you are interested, application forms are available on the school website of via contacting sohagan2.307@lgflmail.org.
School visits are actively encouraged. http://www.greenwoodprimaryschool.co.uk/vacancies-2/
The school reserves the right to research shortlisted candidates on social media platforms and the internet, and the recruitment panel may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicants will require an Enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.
Closing date: Wednesday 23 April 2025 12.30 p.m.
Interviews: Tuesday 6 May 2025