Class Teacher

Hovingham Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS8 3QY

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  17 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  24 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher job summary

At Hovingham, our values permeate through everything we do, making it a special place to work. Many visitors comment on the welcoming, warm atmosphere where relationships are valued and nurtured. Our team is dedicated, vibrant, diverse, and caring, always willing to go the extra mile to overcome challenges and strive for success for our children - the most important people in our school!

We are on an ambitious journey of self-improvement, determined and proud to become a great school. One of our core values is perseverance; we never give up and remain positive, giving us the strength to tackle even the hardest work. We do what it takes for as long as it takes!

Hovingham is set in the developing inner-city community of Harehills, we're lucky enough to serve the children that make Leeds a diverse metropolis of language and culture, with over 41 languages spoken, 759 NOR and a staff team of 100, we are not your ordinary school, which is why we are looking for the extraordinary.

If you were successful, you would join a team of talented staff where our values of respect, creativity, tolerance and perseverance permeate through everything we do, they are our guide, which make Hovingham a special place to work.

The Opportunity: An opportunity has arisen for a talented teacher to join our KS1 team.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

Teach a KS1 class.

Work alongside a team leader who will support you with The Way at Hovingham.

Ensure safeguarding and personal development are pivotal to all you do.

What Success Looks Like After Your First Year:

Improved Outcomes for Children: You will have made a significant impact on the academic and personal development of the children you teach.

Effective Implementation of The Way at Hovingham: Your classroom will reflect the values and practices that make Hovingham unique.

Deep Connection to Hovingham: Your heart and mind will be firmly in Hovingham, understanding why we do what we do and influencing others positively.

Why Apply? If you’re inspired and motivated by the opportunities and challenges at Hovingham, we would very much welcome an application from you.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Hovingham Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 764 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hovingham Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hovingham-primary-school-leeds

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