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Reception Teacher - (EYFS Lead)

Job details
Posting date: 20 November 2025
Salary: £37,870 to £56,154 per year
Additional salary information: + TLR 2b
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 11 December 2025
Location: City of London, London, N22 8ES
Company: Lift Schools
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: TPA092607_1763651344

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Summary

Salary: MPR / UPR + TLR2b + Wellbeing Cash Plan + Car Scheme + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Additional Benefits

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: As soon as possible

Lead the Way in Early Years! Reception Class Teacher & Early Years Lead

Are you an inspiring teacher ready to strategically lead our entire Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)?

We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated individual to take on the dual role of Reception Class Teacher and Early Years Lead. This is a high-impact opportunity in a vibrant and inclusive school where Early Years education is truly valued.

The Role:

  • Reception Class Teacher: Lead our well-established Reception class, building strong foundations for pupil learning.
  • Early Years Lead: Strategically guide and inspire our entire EYFS team (Nursery through Reception) to ensure outstanding outcomes for all children.

What you'll bring:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
  • Proven vision and collaborative skills necessary to lead, inspire, and develop a team.
  • A calm, patient, and genuinely understanding approach to young children.
  • The resilience and flexibility to manage the class and the curriculum successfully.

If you have the leadership skills and the dedication for early education, apply now to shape the future of our youngest learners!

About Lift Trinity

At Lift Trinity, we are dedicated to ensuring every child succeeds, regardless of their background or ability. Our goal is to provide a safe, stimulating, and supportive environment where children develop a genuine love for life, learning, and play.

We strive to offer rich and inspiring learning opportunities that enable our pupils to achieve their full potential and develop a lifelong passion for learning. By the time our children leave Trinity, we want them to be confident, respectful, and well-prepared for the future-equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to thrive in life.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

  • Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
    • Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
  • Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
  • Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

The role is due to commence as soon as possibe. This is a full time, permanent position.

Closing date: 5 December 2025

Interviews: TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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