Year 5 Teacher — Good School — Leicester

A vibrant Good primary school in Leicester seeks an ambitious Year 5 Teacher to join its Upper KS2 team on a Full-Time basis from January 2026. The successful Year 5 Teacher will be invited to planning sessions before January 2026, take part in induction during January 2026, and commence teaching from January 2026. This Full-Time Year 5 Teacher position offers leadership opportunities, a strong CPD offer and a collaborative staff culture dedicated to pupil progress.

Role overview for the Year 5 Teacher
The Year 5 Teacher will design engaging, challenging sequences that develop higher-order thinking, reasoning in mathematics and stamina in writing. The Year 5 Teacher will lead preparation for transition into upper KS2 and support pupils in developing independence and resilience. The Full-Time Year 5 Teacher will use assessment to inform targeted intervention, lead enrichment and contribute to school improvement initiatives beginning before January 2026 and continuing after January 2026.

Classroom practice and the Year 5 Teacher
As the Year 5 Teacher, you will model high expectations through well-structured lessons, excellent questioning and purposeful feedback. The Year 5 Teacher will deploy strategies to engage learners, use assessment for learning to personalise teaching and manage behaviour with consistency. The Year 5 Teacher will collaborate with subject leads to design ambitious curriculum units and to moderate standards across the phase starting prior to January 2026 and following January 2026.

Development and benefits for the Year 5 Teacher
The school offers the Year 5 Teacher targeted CPD, leadership pathways, and opportunities to lead extracurricular clubs and initiatives. The Full-Time Year 5 Teacher will receive mentor coaching, protected planning time and a supportive senior team that will work with the Year 5 Teacher from the January 2026 start and beyond. The role is ideal for a Year 5 Teacher looking to make a measurable impact on pupil outcomes.

Person specification — Year 5 Teacher
We are looking for a proven Year 5 Teacher with QTS, strong evidence of improving pupil outcomes and confident classroom pedagogy. The Year 5 Teacher should be collaborative, reflective and able to contribute positively to whole-school priorities. The successful Year 5 Teacher will be ready to commence pre-term planning before January 2026, attend induction in January 2026, and teach as a Full-Time Year 5 Teacher from January 2026.

To be considered for this Year 5 Teacher position, please forward an up-to-date version of your CV.