Class Teacher
Ryecroft Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5AW8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or September 2026
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 January 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Ryecroft Academy is looking to appoint two inspirational Class Teachers one to join our team from April 2026 and one from September 2026. We are seeking creative and passionate primary practitioners who can deliver engaging and enriching learning experiences for our children.
Our new class teacher will:
- Have high expectations of themselves, the people they work with and the children they teach.
- Be committed to driving forward pupil progress and achievement.
- Be an effective and reflective classroom practitioner who is willing to learn and develop whilst sharing expertise to develop others.
- Demonstrate effective behaviour for learning techniques.
- Demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and curriculum expertise.
- Be well organised and able to work well both as part of a team and independently.
- Be cheerful with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Be able to demonstrate very good interpersonal and communication skills.
Are you an outstanding primary school classroom practitioner who inspires and motivates children? Are you committed to improving the lives of the children you teach?
If so, we will offer:
- Delightful, lively and engaged children.
- A commitment to your continued professional developmentand opportunities for responsibility and promotion.
- A vibrant, creative school committed to consistently improving outcomes.
- Class sizes which enable you to ensure your pupils prosper and flourish in their learning.
- A welcoming and friendly community of committed staff and governors.
- A supportive and caring environment.
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.
The GORSE Academies Trust use ‘OnlineSCR’ for the processing of safeguarding checks – their privacy notice can be seen at: https://onlinescr.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy/.
Applying for the job
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About Ryecroft Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 331 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ryecroft Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk
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