Year 1 - 3 Classroom Teacher with Year Group Leader Responsibilities

HES; Romford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Well-being support

Medical cover

14 weeks holiday

Job summary

Rise Park Academies in Havering is seeking a Year 1-3 Classroom Teacher with Year Group Leader responsibilities. The post offers weekly leadership time, a lead role with day-to-day responsibility for standards in the year group, and the Teachers Main Scale Points 1-6 or Upper Pay Scale plus a TL R 2B (£5,171) for lead responsibility.

Start date possible January 2027 or February half term 2027. Rise Park Academies consists of a Nursery, Infant and Junior School on one site and is part of the

Qualifications

• Experience leading a year group and delivering high-quality teaching.
• Strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and assess engaging and effective lessons across the curriculum.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Contribute to the school's continued development and drive priorities in the school improvement plan.

Job description

Year 1 - 3 Classroom Teacher with Year Group Leader Responsibilities

• Reference: RPA/26/345301

Closing on 09/10/2026 at 12:00

Enhanced DBS Check

Temporary | Full Time

Full Time hours per week.

Part of Success For All Educational Trust

Telephone: [phone]

Executive Head teacher:Mrs H Durrant

Year 1 - 3 Classroom Teacher with Year Group Leader Responsibilities

Hours:Full Time (5 days per week)

Salary:Teachers Main Scale Points 1-6 or Upper Pay Scale, depending on experience, Plus TLR 2B £5,171 for lead responsibility

Contract: Fixed Term Maternity Cover / possibility of a permanent position

Start Date: Possible start date January 2027 / February half term 2027

Rise Park Academies consists of a separate Nursery, Infant and Junior School with 3 forms of entry. The schools share a school site and work closely together. The school is part of the Success For All Education Trust (SFAET) alongside Redden Court, Royal Liberty and Sanders Drapers Secondary Schools. https://www.sfaet.co.uk/

Who Are We Looking For?

Rise Park Academies is at an exciting time of transformation with a newly appointed Senior Leadership Team. We are seeking an exceptional Year Group Leader/Class Teacher to join our team who are committed to providing our children with a world class education which they so rightly deserve. In this role, you will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to provide excellent teaching and learning, ensuring that all learners progress and achieve excellent outcomes.

About the Role:

• You will receive weekly leadership time.
• To act as ‘Year Group Leader’ with day to day responsibilities for the quality and consistency of provision, standards and achievement in the year group and for making sure that the teaching and learning priorities of the school improvement plan are reflected in the work of the year group staff.
• Plan, deliver, and assess engaging and effective lessons across the curriculum.
• Build strong relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues.
• Contribute to the school's continued development and play a major part in our future success.
• To carry out associated duties as are reasonably assigned by the Executive Headteacher.
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to high-quality teaching and learning and has high expectations
• Possesses excellent communication, collaboration, and organisational skills
• Has a passion for nurturing young minds and inspiring a love of learning
• Is a reflective practitioner who is committed to their own professional development and open to trying new ideas
• Aligns with our school's values and ethos

What we offer:

• A rewarding and supportive working environment
• The opportunity to join a dedicated and collaborative team
• Continuous professional development opportunities

Why Work With Us?

As an employer, we are committed to promoting career development and recognise hard work and effort. As an equal opportunities employer we offer from day one of your employment parental leave, compassionate leave and carers leave at or above the statutory levels. We are committed to wellbeing and flexible working requests which can be submitted from day one.

The Trust's January 2026 Staff Survey results confirm it is a great, safe, and supportive place to work. Staff are significantly more likely to recommend the Trust as a good employer compared to the national benchmark. This positive sentiment is consistent throughout, with general job satisfaction and communication outcomes also being substantially higher than the national benchmark.

As an employee, you will be covered by our excellent well-being support and medical cover programmes provided through the Spark and Medicash organisations. This includes access 24 hours a day to a GP helpline, physiotherapy, optical support, dental treatment, and access to a counselling service.

We also are the only primary school in Havering which has 14 weeks holiday a year with a 2 week October half term.

We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, disability, religion or belief, age or sex and sexual orientation.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Committed employer and we welcome applications from the whole community. All application for flexible working will be accommodated if operationally feasible.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interviews will take place Thursday 15th October 2026.

The use of AI is strictly forbidden to assist in any way with the interview/application process.

*Previous applicants need not apply.

Rise Park Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (with children's barred list check)