Class Teacher
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18 4PT15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
18 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
3 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months in the first instance
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who:
- is a highly adaptable and positive individual who wants to contribute to our mission and vision;
- values evidence-informed practice alongside professional expertise and experience;
- sets high expectations which nurture, inspire, motivate and challenge all pupils;
- creates a calm, purposeful classroom climate where all children participate and learn;
- has positive and professional relationships with children, staff, parents and carers;
- is reflective, open to feedback and committed to professional growth;
- is committed to inclusion and to helping every child thrive;
- brings a sense of joy and fun to school life.
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- a warm, inclusive and welcoming school community;
- wonderful children who deserve the very best;
- a clear vision rooted in helping every childbelong, believe and become;
- a school entering an exciting stage of development;
- an excellent CPD offer;
- opportunities to contribute to curriculum, teaching, provision and wider school improvement;
- supportive colleagues and leaders who care about doing the job well;
- access to the School Advisory Service, including GP, counselling and physiotherapy services;
- access to the Vivup employee benefit package;
- staff wellbeing and social opportunities.
Further information about the job
This is an exciting opportunity to join Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School at an important stage in our development.
From September 2026, we are looking to appoint a class teacher who is ambitious for children, committed to high-quality teaching and excited by the opportunity to contribute to the next stage of our school improvement journey.
The successful candidate may be deployed in EYFS, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2, depending on the needs of the school and the strengths, experience and potential of the successful applicant. We therefore welcome applications from teachers across the primary phase, including early career teachers, experienced class teachers and those with particular expertise in early years, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, phonics, curriculum, SEND or adaptive teaching.
At Newlaithes, we are strengthening our approach to curriculum, teaching and provision across the school. We are looking for teachers who understand that excellent teaching is both precise and full of life: rooted in strong subject knowledge, clear explanation, effective modelling, purposeful practice, careful assessment and positive relationships.
In EYFS and Key Stage 1, we are investing significantly in curriculum, provision and resources for our 4- to 7-year-olds. Across Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, we are developing an approach that balances explicit teaching with purposeful, high-quality provision. This means ensuring that key knowledge, vocabulary and skills are taught clearly, while also giving children rich opportunities to explore, practise, talk, create and apply their learning through play and enquiry.
In Key Stage 2, our focus is on ensuring that teaching, learning and curriculum provision are as effective as possible for every child. We are looking for practitioners who can bring clarity, warmth, energy and ambition to the classroom, while using evidence-informed approaches such as explicit instruction, adaptive teaching and responsive assessment to secure strong outcomes.
This role would suit someone who:
- has high expectations for all pupils;
- creates a calm, purposeful and inclusive classroom environment;
- plans and teaches lessons that are clear, ambitious and appropriately adapted;
- uses assessment to check understanding and respond to pupils’ needs;
- builds positive relationships with children, families and colleagues;
- is reflective, professional and open to feedback;
- wants to contribute to curriculum, teaching, provision and wider school improvement;
- believes that children should experience both high standards and the joy, creativity and magic of childhood.
The successful candidate will join a committed and supportive team with a shared belief that every child shouldbelong, believe and become. We are proud of our school, but we are not standing still. We are looking for someone who wants to help us build something exceptional for our children and community.
You are warmly welcomed to visit school. Please use this link to book on to a tour:
https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/TeacherTours@stf.newlaithes.co.uk/?ismsaljsauthenabled
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance, including KCSIE. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check, checks regarding suitability to work with children, verification of qualifications, right to work checks, and any other relevant pre-employment checks.
Online searches may be carried out on shortlisted candidates as part of our checks. Any matters arising from these checks may be discussed with candidates as part of the recruitment process.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 419 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School website
- Email address
- headteacher@stf.newlaithes.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 258 8645
Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School is a large, welcoming and inclusive primary school serving the community of Horsforth, in north-west Leeds.
Our vision is for every child to belong, believe and become: to feel known, valued and included; to believe in themselves and their future; and to become the very best version of themselves.
We are proud of our warm school community and our extensive grounds, including a large forest area which provides rich opportunities for outdoor learning, Forest School and wider personal development. Reading is at the heart of our school, and we are committed to ensuring that every child becomes a confident, fluent reader who can access the full richness of the curriculum.
Newlaithes is entering an exciting stage of development. We are strengthening curriculum, teaching and provision across school, with a particular focus on high-quality early education, adaptive teaching, explicit instruction and ambitious learning for all pupils.
We are looking for people who share our belief that children should thrive both personally and academically. Staff who join Newlaithes become part of a caring, committed and ambitious team working together to build something exceptional for our children and community.
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