EYFS Classroom Teacher and Phase Leader

Amplify Education; West of England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing Professional and Leadership

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Cycle-to-work scheme

Eyesight test vouchers

Flexible working fully supported

Job summary

Amplify Education is inviting applications for an EYFS Classroom Teacher and Phase Leader at Cathedral Primary School in Bristol. The role blends class teaching with leading the EYFS phase, supporting colleagues and driving improvements in early years provision.

The post offers a collaborative culture, professional development opportunities, and a work environment that values wellbeing and innovation, with a strong focus on nurturing young learners.

Qualifications

• Qualified EYFS teacher with passion for early years.
• Strong classroom management and teamwork.
• Commitment to inclusive, play-based learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality teaching and learning across the EYFS.
• Support and coach colleagues in the phase.
• Drive improvements in early years provision.

Skills

EYFS Teaching

Leadership potential

Play-based learning

Job description

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EYFS Classroom Teacher and Phase Leader

location_on 2800 - Cathedral Primary School 22/11/2026

The job requirements are detailed below.

Job details

Salary MPS1 - UPS3£34,069-£52,835TLR - £3,646 Contractual hours 32.5 Basis Full Time Job type Teaching Location Bristol Job category Teacher Date posted 19/10/2026 Job reference 2800-R0676

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Job overview

About Us

Amplify Education is a newly formed multi-academy trust of 22 schools in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, created through the thoughtful and planned merger of TiLA and CST. A bold voice for Bristol, we build belief in every young person, expand opportunities, nurture potential and strengthen citizenship. If you’re looking for a Trust that is ambitious, reflective and collaborative, Amplify Education could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at Cathedral Primary School. We are a unique two-form primary school, based in the heart of Bristol in the lower floors of the historic Central Library building. Sharing our site with Bristol Cathedral Choir School offers many opportunities for collaboration, and many of our children remain within the wider school community from the ages of 4 to 18.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a charismatic, enthusiastic and suitably qualified Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) teacher for this rewarding and exciting post, to join our wonderful team ASAP. We will also consider applications for a September 2027 start. We are particularly seeking a teacher who is ready to take the next step in their career by becoming an EYFS Phase Leader, leading high-quality provision and supporting the development of early learning across the phase.

If you join us, a typical week in this role may see you leading high-quality teaching and learning across the EYFS, inspiring our youngest pupils through engaging, play-based and inclusive learning experiences, supporting and coaching colleagues, and driving improvements in early years provision. You will work collaboratively with staff, pupils and families to create a nurturing, stimulating environment where every child feels valued, develops a love of learning and is supported to achieve their full potential.

In return, we offer a collaborative and caring staff team , professional development opportunities , and a school culture that celebrates both innovation and wellbeing .

You are likely to have developed strong classroom management skills and a creative, adaptable approach to teaching and learning through your experience. You will bring a genuine passion for working with young people, alongside the confidence and ambition to take the next step into a leadership role . With a positive, collaborative attitude , you will support and inspire colleagues, contribute to leading a phase and a core subject, and help to build a thriving and inclusive school community.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
• Our Amplify website will be launched soon. In the meantime, to find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trust in Learning Academies (TiLA), please visit our websites: https://www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/ and https://www.tilacademies.co.uk/
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to [e-mail]
• School visits can be arranged via email [e-mail]

Dates:

Tuesday 10th November 3.30pm

Friday 13th November 9.30am and 3.30pm

Monday 16th November 9.30am

We warmly encourage you to attend a tour of the school and can offer the above dates. If none of these dates are possible, please let us know and we can try to arrange another time.

We can offer you

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.