Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Bardsey Primary Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9DG

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  22 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Fixed Term Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Potential applicants should have:

Either:

• Successful placement(s), teaching (applicants currently in training),

or:

• Successful record of teaching including very good exam results (applicants who already have gained QTS).
• A detailed knowledge of current developments in education including the use of the Pupil Premium.
• The ability to put vision into practice.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer you:

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Class Teacher.pdf - 374 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bardsey Primary Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 202 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bardsey Primary Academy website
• Email address: camala.marsh@bardsey.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bardsey-primary-academy

Arranging a visit to Bardsey Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email camala.marsh@bardsey.leeds.sch.uk.

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