Phase Leader and Class Teacher

Overview

Description: Lower Key Stage Two Phase Leader required from January 2026. Full time, Permanent. Main Scale Point 1 – UPS 3 plus TLR2. Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented Lower Key Stage Two Phase Leader. The successful candidate will be a member of the school\’s Senior Leadership Team and will initially lead the Year 3 and 4 teams. They will also be an excellent teaching practitioner who has high expectations of pupil progress and a drive for self-development. Rosslyn Park is a large primary school with over 600 children on roll and we pride ourselves on supporting each one of them and their families. Our children feel valued and have a sense of belonging to the school and the local diverse community. We believe strongly in developing the whole child and ensure that our knowledge-rich curriculum is supported by strong pastoral provision. In recent years Rosslyn has received the Wellbeing School Award, the Arts Platinum Award and the History Quality Mark in recognition of the fantastic work we do. We work in partnership with a wide range of organisations such as Place2Be, Royal Shakespeare Company, Nottingham Contemporary, The University of Nottingham, and provide inclusive and accessible activities for everyone. We enhance the curriculum by a whole-school digital approach. Our children have a 1:1 iPad in KS2 and 1:3 in EYFS and KS1, and have access to a variety of learning platforms at school and at home. Rosslyn\\\’s teachers and support staff speak effusively about the quality and quantity of training they receive. As a result, staff are deeply reflective about their own practice and teaching across the school is consistently good (Ofsted). At Rosslyn, leaders place a strong emphasis on coaching, staff training and professional development and as outlined in a recent school\\\’s quality assurance review: senior staff display an extremely high level of empathic leadership. We are looking for an inspirational leader who is committed to creating a stimulating learning environment through excellent classroom practice and able to lead a team effectively. You will:

• Be a highly effective primary teacher. Be passionate about teaching and learning and making a difference to every child. Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward pupil progress and achievement. Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues. Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.
• Leadership and management of the identified phase.
• Developing and implementing the curriculum within the identified phase.
• Leading assessment, recording and reporting across the phase.
• Being a member of the school\\\’s Senior Leadership Team and contributing to whole school self-evaluation.
• Line managing staff within the phase.
• Directly reporting to the Head of School and Deputy Head Teacher.
• Supporting the school\\\’s leadership team in managing whole school behaviour systems.

Safeguarding: Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures and pre-employment background checks, including satisfactory references, medical, Enhanced DBS with children\\\’s barred list clearance.