EYFS Phase Leader and EYFS Class Teacher

Hours: Full time

Contract type: Permanent

Brookfields Primary School

Ellen Street

Birmingham

B18 6PU

Telephone number: 0121 675 1897

Email address: enquiry@brookfields.createpartnership.org.uk

Required April 2024

DO YOU HAVE EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO OUR EYFS PUPILS?

The Board of Directors is seeking a talented individual to join our leadership team as a Phase Leader (PL) from Easter 2024. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and outstanding EYFS teacher with a proven track record of impact on standards as a leader across the early years and primary range. PLs will provide leadership oversight of all classes in a phase and take responsibility for the whole curriculum, standards, and progress. Once appointed PLs may lead different phases from year to year. PLs will effectively lead a school within a school, working directly to the AHT or DHT and focusing on the standards and progress of each child in their phase. We want to hear from talented, ambitious Early Years teachers seeking opportunities to develop their coaching and leadership skills.

You will have a proven record of:

• providing consistently excellent classroom provision resulting in high levels of pupil enjoyment and progress dedication to leading and promoting high quality teaching and learning identifying school improvement priorities and strategically planning for their development contribution to sustained school improvement leading by example, embedding excellent practice and being committed to meeting the learning needs of all children a degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status the ability to coach and motivate colleagues to achieve individual and collective targets experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners strong subject knowledge across the Early Years

You will be:

• an outstanding and experienced EYFS teacher with strong, up to date knowledge of the new EYFS framework and curriculum a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills. someone able to demonstrate the ability to mentor and coach teachers, and support staff, drawing on their extensive knowledge of EYFS pedagogy and curriculum planning someone who is committed to Brookfields and demonstrates the values of the school daily someone who is committed to SEND inclusive practice someone who will take a leading role in building effective partnerships with parents self-motivated, dynamic and has the ability to both challenge and support colleagues

Create Partnership Trust was formed in September 2016 by Greet Primary School and Conway Primary School. They were joined in January 2017 by Hodge Hill Primary School and November 2018 by Brookfields Primary School. All are supported by CREATE CENTRAL, a growing team of specialists building the MAT’s infrastructure.

The vision for Create Partnership Trust encompasses the growth of an inspirational family of schools, built on a peer support and challenge model, so that barriers to optimum achievement are removed and where effective practice is systematically shared.

Create Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our safeguarding policy documents you are encouraged to read this policy prior to applying to work with us.

CREATE PARTNERSHIP TRUST IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE

Informal visits are encouraged and welcomed; Please contact Louise on 0121 675 1897 to arrange.

Closing date: 30 November 2023, 9:00am

Please apply online or for more information about the role please contact Louise on 0121 675 1897 or email enquiry@brookfields.createpartnership.org.uk

Louise will also make arrangements for you to visit the school informally or hold a conversation prior to application with the Headteacher, Leanne Mahony.

Applications using the Create application form (no CVs please) should be returned by time, date to email address above.

INTERVIEW: w/c 4 December 2023

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means 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. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.