Year 6 Teacher and Upper Key Stage 2 Phase Leader - Full-time

St George's CEP School, Sheppey

• Ref:KCC886-5228-125T
• Posted:30/09/2025
• Pay:Payscale M or Upper plus TLR2 (£3527)
• Start Date:1 January 2026
• App Close Date:10/10/2025 at 17:00
• Interviews:16 October 2026

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Ready for Your Next Career Step?

Join Our Supportive and Successful School Community

Are you an ambitious teacher ready to move into middle leadership? This is an exciting opportunity to join our caring and high-achieving school as a Year 6 Teacher and Upper Key Stage 2 Phase Leader.

Due to the retirement of the current postholder, we are looking for a dedicated and driven professional to lead our Upper KS2 team. You will oversee a team of three teachers and work closely with our senior leadership team to support teaching and learning across the phase.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Teach to a high standard and inspire those around them.
• Lead and support a team of effective practitioners.
• Develop new ideas and drive improvements.
• Coach and mentor colleagues to achieve their best.

You should:

• Bring enthusiasm, positivity, and a can-do attitude.
• Have completed the NPQML, be currently enrolled, or be able to demonstrate your readiness for leadership at interview.
• Be passionate about pupil achievement and inclusive education, including SEND.

In return, we can offer you:

• A well-established, experienced, and friendly school team.
• Excellent mentoring and support structures.
• A school culture that values staff wellbeing and professional growth.
• Opportunities for continued professional development and leadership experience.

Interested?
We would love to show you around. For an informal conversation and a tour of the school, please email:

office@sgps.aquilatrust.co.uk

Please include "Attention of Headteacher: Tour of School" in your subject line.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate be identified.

All applications must be made via Kent-Teach.

Information about the school

Aquila is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Welcome to St. George’s Church of England Primary School. As a Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, we lead the community by following the teachings of Christ through holistically ensuring excellence for all. Through our happy, secure and stimulating environment all members of the school community grow in self-esteem and potential. Their spiritual, academic and social needs are celebrated as part of daily life.

We are a successful school with a strong Christian ethos set in the delightful Minster area with close links to Minster Abbey our local church.

The staff and governors of the school are committed to providing all pupils with a secure and caring environment in which they develop lively and enquiring minds, confidence and skills. Our record of accomplishment is exemplified in consistently good attainment for our children. The staff and governors of the school aim to provide the children with an education that is broadly based and tailored to meet the children’s individual needs. We provide a caring and happy positive atmosphere in which a child may fulfil his/her potential and grow in self-confidence and respect for the people and environment around them.

We are committed to the ideal of a partnership in education between home and school and, to this end, prospective parents are invited to visit the school and meet the staff and children. Home learning actively celebrates this partnership during celebration events.

We take every opportunity to celebrate our School with photos and pictures in the local press and our own social media pages. You can follow us on our page on Facebook. Please check our website for regular updates.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Howard Fisher
• Address:Chequers Road, Minster, Sheppey, Kent, ME12 3QU
• Telephone: 01795 877667
• Email: hfisher@sgps.aquilatrust.co.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• KS2 lead Job Description