Class Teacher

Wigton Moor Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 8RU

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  6 January 2025

• Closing date

  7 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 September 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 Months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS1-UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

An opportunity has arisen at our school due to the maternity leave of our Reception teacher and we are looking for a confident, compassionate and highly competent teacher, who has the highest expectations of children, to join our learning family in January 2025.We are looking for someone who is:

• Qualified teacher offering ideally a PGCE, B.Ed or BA with QTS
• Hardworking and creative with an academic, thoughtful approach to learning.
• Enthusiastic to think outside the box
• Able to show an imaginative approach to engage children’s learning
• Knowledgeable of Early Years education
• Able to build great relationships with staff and children
• Fully committed to inclusive education and is determined that each child achieves the very best they possibly can.
• Able to show excellent classroom management skills and high expectations for learning and behaviour
• Willing to engage with the development of an ambitious curriculum
• High levels of skill, knowledge and understanding.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• A highly driven leadership and management team with a wide range of expertise in teaching and learning across the primary phase with a passion for raising standards
• A friendly, caring, experienced and diverse staff who work as part of a team to drive improvement and raise standards
• A child centred ethos across school that promotes a positive learning focused message to all stakeholders
• An exciting changing environment looking forward to the future, whilst building on the successes of the past
• Engaging pupils with a thirst for learning

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to gillian.dudley@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

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Teacher Job Description.pdf - 108 KB (opens in new tab)

About Wigton Moor Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 418 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wigton Moor Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: schooloffice@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0113 2682341
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wigton-moor-primary-school (opens in new tab)

Wigton Moor is a very popular school situated on the north-eastern edge of Leeds. We are a friendly, high achieving, culturally diverse learning community where success for all is ensured. We are a hard working school always striving to be the best we can be and keeping staff and pupil well-being at the heart of what we do. In our recent staff survey ‘happy’ was the most used word along with rewarding, friendly and fun!

Arranging a visit to Wigton Moor Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email schooloffice@wigtonmoor.leeds.sch.uk.

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