Coventry City Council
Class Teacher - Whitley Abbey Primary School

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Are you an ambitious and enthusiastic teacher who is passionate about raising standards, developing the whole child and creating opportunities for every pupil to thrive?
Whitley Abbey Primary School is looking to appoint a Whole School Enrichment, Personal Development & Middle School Standards Leader to join our developing leadership team.
This is an exciting opportunity to combine responsibility for standards across the Middle School with strategic leadership of Personal Development, our Everyone DOES enrichment offer and the launch of OPAL – Outdoor Play and Learning.
What is the job role?
The successful candidate will:
- Lead Year 2-6 as their Team Leader.
- Be a Year 4 class teacher
- Support colleagues through monitoring, professional dialogue, coaching and sharing effective practice.
- Take a strategic lead for Personal Development, ensuring pupils benefit from a rich range of experiences that prepare them for life beyond the classroom.
- Coordinate and develop our Everyone DOES offer, ensuring enrichment is an entitlement for every pupil.
- Organise and develop clubs, trips, visitors, competitions, performances, pupil leadership and wider experiences.
- Lead the launch and implementation of OPAL, developing high-quality play opportunities across the school.
- Ensure opportunities for pupils to develop confidence, character, resilience, leadership, independence and a strong sense of belonging.
- Work closely with the Pupil Premium Lead to track participation, identify gaps and remove barriers for disadvantaged pupils.
- Evaluate the impact of Personal Development and enrichment on pupils' engagement, attendance, confidence, belonging and participation.
- Use pupil voice to evaluate provision and ensure pupils play an active role in shaping school life.
- Develop partnerships with families, community organisations and external providers to broaden pupils' experiences.
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Who are we looking for?
- An excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations.
- Ready to develop their leadership experience.
- Passionate about Personal Development and improving outcomes.
- Organised, creative and able to lead new initiatives.
- Believes enrichment and wider opportunities should be an entitlement for every child.
- Can build positive relationships with pupils, staff, families and external partners.
About Us
At Whitley Abbey, we want every pupil to feel proud of who they are, proud of their achievements and proud to belong to our school community.
Our culture is underpinned by:
- Opportunity
- Commitment
- Respect
- Excellence
Through Personal Development and our Everyone DOES offer, we want every child to experience opportunities that broaden horizons, develop talents, build character and help them discover new interests.
Alongside high academic expectations, we want pupils to leave Whitley Abbey confident, responsible and proud of what they have achieved.
We are looking for someone who shares this ambition and will help our pupils to be proud and purposeful in everything they do.


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If you would like to visit and have a tour of the school or would like to find out more about the post, please contact the school Business Manager
admin@whitleyabbey-pri.coventry.sch.uk
Alternatively, please view our School Website https://whitleyabbeyprimary.co.uk
Closing date: Sunday 11th October 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 19th October 2026
Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented, we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and the receipt of two satisfactory references.
Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.
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Attached documents
Class Teacher Job Description and Person Specification Y4 & TLR SEPT 2026.pdf
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