Benhurst & Dame Tipping Phase Leader EYFS

Benhurst & Dame Tipping are part of the LIFE Education Trust, a group of schools that work together and have the same mission, to build great learning communities where children flourish.

We are looking for brilliant people to join our school and Trust who demonstrate our beliefs:  

• Courageous Optimism
• Boundless Creativity
• Heartfelt Compassion

Job Title: Benhurst & Dame Tipping Phase Leader EYFS

Role purpose: To support the development of your agreed phase across Benhurst Primary School & Dame Tipping C of E Primary School.

Allowance: TLR2C

Contract Type: Permanent

Reports to: Headteacher

Responsible for: EYFS Phase

Key Responsibilities as a Phase Leader

• Support and promote the school’s ethos, aims and core values in order to promote the welfare, progress and continued development of the school and its children
• Monitor the quality of teaching and learning across the phase, including the analysis of performance data
• Ensure high standards of behaviour, attendance and punctuality from pupils are consistent across the phase in accordance with agreed school policy and practice
• Contribute to the strategic direction and development of the school, within the phase, including updating the school’s self-evaluation form and the development, implementation and monitoring of school improvement plan, based in school self-evaluation
• Work with the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Trust Safeguarding lead and outside agencies when required to ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children
• Support the induction of ECT teachers, supply teachers and lease INSET as necessary
• Be responsible for the line management and performance management of teachers within the school
• Oversee key assessments within EYFS
• Be responsible for the EYFS Curriculum ensuring that it meets the expected standards of the National Curriculum and school regulators
• Ensure that all EYFS teachers and support colleagues work at the highest levels
• Report to SLT on areas for development
• Coach and mentor teachers and support colleagues across the phase
• Establish priorities for expenditure and monitor the effectiveness of spending and usage of resources across the phase
• Work with and support to all stakeholders including parents/carers, PTAs and LGC as appropriate
• Take on specific tasks related to the day to day administration and organisation of the school as requested by the Headteacher and SLT 
• Take an additional responsibility which may arise from time to time

Key Responsibilities as a Classroom Teacher

• Carry out duties of a classroom teacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document
• Carry out the duties of a general class teacher as detailed in the school’s class
• teacher job description, including some provision for cover of absent teachers
• Teach at any key stage as required

Role Particulars

• Support and promote the school’s ethos, aims and core values in order to promote the welfare, progress and continued development of the school and its children