Job Ref No. ECC2005-161S Position Type: Teacher Pay Range: TMS 1 – 6, depending on experience + TLR
Position Start Date: 01/09/2025 Contract Type: Full-time/Part-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 30/06/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: W/C 7th July 2025
Salary: TMS 1 - 6, depending on experience + TLR
Location: Quarry Hill Academy
This is a rare opportunity for an exceptional Lead Class Teacher to join our middle leadership teams at Catalyst Academy Trust. The position is based at Quarry Hill Academy. The school is a part of Catalyst Academies Trust, a small, local trust and one of the highest performing in the country.
We are seeking a dedicated and ambitious individual to develop as a middle leader and take the next step by leading a year group. Along with other members of the middle leadership team, the Lead Teacher will be responsible for raising standards, mentoring students, planning with the Trust and supporting early career teachers and helping establish a culture that is nurturing and rigorous.
Our ideal candidate will be an outstanding teacher and a strategic leader with a resilient character and a strong personal drive with sound knowledge of the primary curriculum.
The ideal candidate will also:
· Have experience in leading
· Have proven experience of positively impacting on student progress and raising attainment and developing excellence
· Be fully committed to Catalyst Academies ethos of high expectations
· Have the drive to make a real difference to the lives of pupils
In return we can offer you:
· Well behaved children who are keen to learn and achieve their full potential
· Excellent professional development and opportunities for career development within the trust (many senior leaders in the trust have gained promotion within the trust)
· A hardworking team who are committed to providing outstanding education to all children, no matter what their background or needs
· A £1,000 Catalyst welcome payment for successful candidates if you are appointed through a direct application to a Catalyst school
· Retention bonuses are paid every year.
· You will also be added to our "Catalyst Employee Perks" platform where you will be able to access a range of discounts from regular supermarkets, numerous retailers, family days out, restaurants and more.
Interviews: w/c 7th July 2025
Please note that should we receive sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
To apply please go to www.quarryhillacademy.org.uk or www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk. Informal visits are warmly welcomed, please contact Samantha Wakeling on 01375 373729 or email admin.qha@catrust.org.uk to arrange a visit.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment practices and all appointments are subject to satisfactory references, pre-employment health check and a successful enhanced DBS.
Information about the School
Quarry Hill Academy is an ‘outstanding’ school (Ofsted, June 2016) and became a National teaching School in September 2017. Quarry Hill Academy offers fantastic professional development opportunities.
Quarry Hill Academy is part of Catalyst Academies Trust, an innovative, charitable organisation, whose mission is to widen access to outstanding educational provision by supporting and empowering teachers and leaders in other schools to develop remarkable teaching and achievement outcomes.
All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.
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