In your county, do you have these kinds of jobs?

[CatKisser]

I'm currently on M6 and while I love my current school, I am looking elsewhere due to farcical situation with seconded Head, etc. I'm looking on the job sites of the 2 counties I live nearest.

County A has only teaching jobs - plain and simple. No TLRs, nothing additional.

County B (my current county) has some interesting-looking roles I'd love to apply for but not sure whether I have the experience. An example that stands out is an SLT role as "leader of teaching and learning" on VERY good salary. The role seems uncommon in Primaries... but I'd love to go for it.

Are these kinds of roles commonplace in all counties?

My borough (inner London) doesn't have SLT roles like this in primaries but it does have lead practitioners, for whom the pay range begins just above UPS 3.

In the meantime, if you're on M6 and you're good, why not apply to go onto UPS at your current school? You don't have to wait for the traditional threshold application any more. If you're looking at leadership roles then it is a good starting point to show prospective employers that you're good, and valued by your current school.

Thanks Ham!

There is a lead practitioner role very near me at the moment on the salary you describe.
I see your point about applying to go through threshold in my current school but I had a couple of reasons for not doing this.
a) School is currently in turmoil. Head is part time and NOTHING is getting done. I suspect my application would be the lowest of priorities.
b) I thought I might find it easier to job seek on M6 as opposed to UPS1...but now I'm thinking perhaps not for this kind of role...

In my current school I've only ever been graded Outstanding or Good with Outstanding features, which I hope would be a boost to my application but now I'm wondering if they'd be looking for someone more experienced...

Thanks - you've given me a bit to think about.

A part-time ht? Eek. You never know, the chaos might work in your favour:

'Cat kisser has applied for UPS.'
'God, that's the least of our worries right now. Just give it to her...'

Etc. just a thought. Good luck!

You could be right, Ham. I'm going to give that very serious thought.
I've decided to apply for the Lead Practitioner role. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And it sounds PERFECT. Just worried as my Ks1 experience is minimal.

About 3 years ago I applied for a DH job and didn't get it. Which was actually really useful as it gave me a chance to think about the gaps in my experience and what I could do to fill them. I then took a SENCO maternity cover and after that a KS1 post so there's now not a lot I haven't done. Which made it incredibly easy to fill in the application for acting DH at my current school when a maternity leave position came up. I reckon I will be an irresistible candidate next time I go for a DH job, having such a wide range of experience and done a maternity cover DH.

So I say go for it with the Lead Practitioner role - it will be invaluable experience whether you get it or not.

Thanks, that's such a helpful post. It's nice to see someone so positive and confident - makes me feel I can be the same! I will go for the job but if I don't get it will apply for UPS in current school and consider how to fill the KS1 gap in my CV.
Best of luck with DH applications!