Year 2 Teacher

Millfield LEAD Academy; Braunstone Town; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Millfield LEAD Academy invites applications from a highly effective teacher for a fixed-term maternity cover. The position is at a high-performing primary academy on the outskirts of Leicester, with a progressive curriculum and strong support structures.

The successful candidate will join a dedicated team, engage with CPD opportunities, and contribute to improving life chances for every pupil. This role requires reflective practice and a commitment to safeguarding and inclusion.

Qualifications

• QTS is essential.
• Experience in a teaching role with primary age group.
• Commitment to CPD and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver the curriculum relevant to the age/ability group.
• Assess and record pupil progress to inform next steps.
• Create a stimulating, safe learning environment and manage behaviour effectively.
• Work collaboratively to develop professional practice and support inclusion in the classroom.

Skills

Primary teaching

Classroom management

Curriculum planning

Assessment

Inclusion

Safeguarding

Collaboration

Education

QTS

Job description

Your Role

Millfield LEAD Academy, a high-performing primary academy on the outskirts of Leicester (near Fose Park), is seeking a highly effective teacher to join our dedicated team. This post is initially for a fixed-term maternity cover (26/10/26 - 25/4/27).

Millfield has great road and infrastructure links to all areas of the city and county. Millfield is an oversubscribed school with above-national outcomes in all statutory assessments.

Millfield can offer the successful candidate:

1. A well-thought-out progressive curriculum
2. High-quality resources
3. PPA with an experienced colleague
4. Opportunities for CPD - internal and external
5. Fantastic children and colleagues
6. Opportunities to network with colleagues in the local area and Trust
7. Classroom support

We are looking for:

1. A forward-thinking teacher
2. A reflective teacher who strives to improve their practice for the benefit of all children
3. A teacher who is interested in using the latest research
4. A teacher who can 'improve the lives and life chances of every pupil'

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status essential

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to create a stimulating and safe learning environment essential
• Ability to establish and maintain a purposeful working atmosphere essential
• Ability to plans, prepare and deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subjects taught essential
• Ability to assesses and record the progress of pupils learning to inform next steps and monitor progress essential
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and uses a variety of strategies and practices to promote inclusion in the classroom essential
• Ability to teach using a wide variety of strategies to maximise achievement for all children including those with special educational needs and high achievers and to meet differing learning styles essential
• Ability to deploy a wide range of effective behaviour management strategies essential
• Ability to contributes to a culture of collaborative working to develop professional practice essential
• Experience within teaching environment at relevant age level essential
• Ability to demonstrate current knowledge and understanding of national and local education issues

Experience

• The developmental, emotional, social and educational issues of children and young people essential
• Awareness of the range of needs of children within the classroom essential
• Keeping children safe essential
• Recent experience in work with children and families essential
• Management Information Systems e.g. SIMS, G4S, MyConcern

Personal Attributes

• Honesty and Integrity essential
• Patience, tolerance and sensitivity essential
• Commitment to make a difference essential
• Demonstrable commitment to personal CPD essential

Safeguarding Information

L.E.A.D Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

L.E.A.D Academy Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.