Ks1 Teacher with Year Group Lead Responsibilities - Full-time

Barnsole Primary School, Gillingham

• Ref:MED887-2396-111T
• Posted:08/05/2025
• Pay:MPS 1-6/ UPS 1-3 + TLR per annum
• Start Date:1st July 2025
• App Close Date:19/05/2025 at 14:00
• Interviews:22nd July 2025

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Join Our Team as a KS1 Teacher with Leadership Opportunities!

Are you ready to take the next step in your teaching career? At Barnsole Primary School, we are looking for a talented, passionate KS1 Teacher with leadership potential to join our dynamic and dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine difference—not just in your classroom, but across the whole school.

In this role, you’ll combine excellent teaching with the opportunity to lead your year group, drive positive change, and contribute to school improvement. Whether you’re an experienced KS1 practitioner or an aspiring leader looking to take that next step, we’d love to hear from you.

What We’re Looking For:

We are seeking an inspiring teacher who:

• Has strong subject knowledge and delivers engaging, inclusive lessons.

• Maintains high expectations for all pupils in both behaviour and achievement.

• Creates a positive and stimulating classroom environment.

• Uses assessment effectively to inform teaching and support pupil progress.

• Can lead year group initiatives and support colleagues through coaching and mentoring.

• Demonstrates excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Has a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

What We Offer:

• A welcoming and collaborative school community focused on achieving the best for every child.

• Year Group Lead responsibilities—your chance to shape teaching practice and drive progress across your team.

• Leadership development opportunities with mentoring and access to trust-wide networks.

• Flexible PPA time with the option to work from home.

• Free EV charging available on-site.

• A strong culture of wellbeing and mutual support across staff and leadership.

• A wide-ranging CPD programme to support your professional growth.

• Career progression opportunities across the Maritime Academy Trust.

• National terms and conditions and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

• Wellbeing initiatives and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

This post is ideal for a KS1 teacher looking to step into leadership. We would love for you to visit and experience the warm, purposeful environment at Barnsole. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01634 333400.

For full details and the Candidate Pack, visit our advert on My New Term.Please don’t wait to apply—we may interview and appoint candidates as applications are received and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with KCSIE 2024 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and to share any pertinent information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children with Hiring Managers to be discussed at interview stage.

Information about the school

Barnsole Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools based in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies have transformed through targeted collaboration, innovative ideas and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with leadership and life skills.

Barnsole Primary is an outstanding three-form community primary school situated in Medway with a thriving school nursery on site.

We are committed to providing a safe, secure and stimulating learning environment where each one of our pupils can achieve their potential and flourish academically and socially. We have exceptionally high expectations of all our pupils and endeavour to nurture their self-confidence and self-esteem so that they can be the best they can be.

Relationships with parents and our wider community is something we put right at the top of our agenda. If you would like to visit please do not hesitate to contact us and we also actively encourage feedback so if you feel there is something we can do better please let us know.

Our recent successful Ofsted Inspection in February 2024 graded Barnsole as ‘Good’ which is a recognition of the all the hard work and commitment shown by the children, staff and wider community. Ofsted commented, ‘The school is a calm and orderly environment. Staff have high expectations and pupils behave well. The school aims for pupils to be resilient and have a lifelong curiosity about the world. There are high expectations for all pupils to do well.’

We look forward to meeting with you.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Maritime Academy Trust
• Address:50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich, London, SE10 0BG
• Telephone: 020 8858 0394
• Email: recruitment@maritimeacademytrust.org

Documents

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• Application Pack