KS2 Teacher/Founding Educator - Edge Academy

ROLE SUMMARY:

KS2 Teacher/Founding Educator (Years 3–6)

Edge Academy | Founding Team | West London | September 2026

Part-time curriculum design from April 2026 – competitively compensated

Full time from September 2026

Help Build What Primary Education Could Become

At Inspired Edge Academy, education is about shaping both the mind and the person. We pair national and international curriculum foundations with intentional character development, so academic mastery and emotional confidence grow side by side. This is delivered through AI-powered adaptive platforms and tightly structured workshops. Students don't just prepare for exams; they prepare for life.

We are building a new kind of provision where:

• Every child achieves genuine academic mastery.
• Intelligent systems surface gaps in real time.
• Afternoons build courage, communication and entrepreneurial thinking.
• One Educator knows each child deeply - academically and personally.
• Standards are visible. Effort is deliberate. Excellence is normal.

You can find out more about Edge Academy here: https://www.inspirededge.com/

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are now appointing a founding KS2 Educator with an appetite for innovation to help bring this model to life.

From April 2026 (part-time), you will design the academic architecture for KS2 — mapping mastery progression, sequencing core knowledge, and building clear assessment benchmarks. This development work can run alongside your current role and will be competitively compensated.

From September 2026, you will join the founding team as Edge Academy’s KS2 Educator, working alongside fellow educators and a dedicated support team.

Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis to early applications are encouraged.

What Makes This Role Different

Morning: Academic Mastery

AI handles personalisation. You ensure precision.

Mornings focus on mastery of Mathematics, Reading, Science, Languages and Computing, fully aligned to the English National Curriculum. They are delivered in a focused, high-intensity morning block of approximately three hours, leveraging adaptive technology and expert teaching to maximise learning efficiency.

You will:

• Design and maintain clear KS2 progression pathways
• Define mastery benchmarks and non-negotiables
• Use live data to identify and close gaps quickly
• Deliver short, sharp, high-impact workshops
• Ensure automaticity, depth and secondary readiness

Afternoon: Applied Intelligence

Afternoons translate knowledge into action. Projects. Public speaking. Leadership. Entrepreneurship. Real problems. Real audiences. Real outcomes.

You will:

• Lead structured, high-energy life-skills workshops
• Coach every child to speak with clarity and confidence
• Develop resilience, ownership and goal-setting
• Facilitate projects culminating in tangible outputs
• Build a culture where effort and excellence are unmistakable

The same Educator supports learners throughout the day, ensuring deep relational trust and coherence between mastery and application.

Founding Responsibilities

As a founding Educator, you will also:

• Shape systems within a start-up environment
• Establish behavioural and academic norms from day one
• Help recruit and model the calibre of future Educators
• Refine the operating model as we scale

WHO THRIVES HERE

We are looking for a rare combination of curriculum expertise, coaching presence, and builder mindset.

Curriculum Architect
•    Strong knowledge of the KS2 National Curriculum
•    Experience across Years 3–6
•    Able to design progression and identify conceptual gaps
•    Confident using data and assessment intelligently
•    Phase or curriculum leadership experience desirable
 
Coach & Culture Builder
•    Strong presence and clarity of communication
•    Comfortable leading groups dynamically
•    Background in sport, performing arts, youth leadership or coaching welcomed
•    Able to motivate without micromanagement
•    You hold high standards - calmly and consistently.
 
Intellectually Serious
•    You believe children are capable of far more than typical pacing assumes
•    You are comfortable with ambition
•    You think logically and act decisively
•    You remain composed under pressure
•    You refuse to normalise mediocrity.
 
Builder Mindset
•    You thrive in ambiguity
•    You enjoy creating systems from scratch
•    You are not dependent on legacy structures
•    You see opportunity where others see risk

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM

Please download and complete our Inspired Application Form and submit alongside your CV.

Inspired Academic Teaching Application Form