Upton St Leonards C of E Primary School

Upton St Leonards CofE
Primary School
Building foundations for a love of life,
a love of learning and a love of one another

Vacancies

Play Leader (Lunchtimes)

 

The Advertised Post – Part-Time Play Leader

Grade 2 Point (£24,796 per annum, pro rata)

6.25 Hours per week term time only with flexibility

 

 From November, we require a Play Leader to join our lunchtime team from 11.45am - 1.00pm every day. This will be 5 days a week Monday - Friday, term time only. 

  

Inclusion Teaching Assistant

 

Fixed Term Contract (Fixed to an EHCP child) : October 2025– 31st July 2026

 (with the potential of extension beyond this point)

 

38 weeks per year – 12pm-3.20pm

(12-12.50 Grade 2)

12.50-3.20 Grade 3

 

From October 2025, we require an Inclusion Teaching Assistant with enthusiasm and flexibility to join our staff team to support a child in Year 1 with an EHCP. 

The contracted hours will involve being an Inclusion Teaching Assistant, working in close partnership with a Classroom Teacher, to support a pupil  with an EHCP during the afternoon. 

Inclusion TA Year 1
Job_descriptionTA Person Spec

 

Assistant Headteacher 

 

Assistant Headteacher – Inclusion and Personal Development

Permanent Contract: Commencing 1st January 2026 (or sooner)

Leadership Scale – L3-L7

0.6FTE 

From January 2026, we require an experienced practitioner to work alongside Heartwood Federation’s Executive Deputy Headteacher and other members of Upton St Leonard’s Senior Management Team, to strategically lead Inclusion, Pupil Premium provision and Personal Development in the school.

  

 

Breakfast Club Assistant

 

The Advertised Post – Breakfast Club Club Assistant (5hrs per week)

Permanent Contract

38 weeks per year 7.45am– 8.45am Monday to Friday, Grade 3

 From the 3rd November 2025, we require a Breakfast Club Assistant to join our Upton Earlies Club. Breakfast Club assistants help facilitate the smooth running of our wrap around care in the mornings, with main duties that include applying the club’s behaviour policy, preparing healthy breakfast and safeguarding the children.  

 Ideally, applicants should have some experience of working with children.

 

Afterschool Club Assistant

 

The Advertised Post – Afterschool Club Assistant (7.5hrs per week)

Fixed Term Contract

38 weeks per year 3.00pm– 4.30pm Monday to Friday, Grade 3

From the 3rd November 2025, we require an Afterschool Club Assistant with an inclusion background to join our Upton Lates Club. Afterschool Club assistants help facilitate the smooth running of our wrap around care in the mornings, with main duties that include applying the club’s behaviour policy, preparing healthy snacks and safeguarding the children.  

 Ideally, applicants should have some experience of working with SEN children.

 

 

Class Teacher (Permanent Full Time)

  

The Advertised Post – Key Stage 2 Class Teacher  

Permanent Contract: Commencing 1st January 2026

Main Scale (including UPS)

This post is not suitable for Early Career Teachers

Full Time

 

From January 2026, we require a qualified classroom teacher with enthusiasm and flexibility to join our staff team to cover a permanent vacancy in Key Stage 2. The ideal candidate would be able to teach in Year 6 or Upper Key Stage 2. This post is a full-time position.

 

Applicants should have an excellent understanding of the primary curriculum. They should have a proven record of good/outstanding teaching, together with a commitment to high standards, both across the curriculum and in terms of their relationships with children.

 

 

  

Documentation relevant to all posts:

Safeguarding (Child Protection) Policy

Employment of Ex Offenders Policy

Schools Application form

Please note that a Curriculum Vitae (CV) will only be accepted alongside a full application form. CVs on their own do not contain all the information required to support safer recruitment.

In the interests of safer recruitment, we also reserve the right to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence during the recruitment process. The stated aim of this is that it “may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with the applicant at interview.”