Class Teacher (Year 1)
The Richmond Hill Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 8PN36 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
31 July 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Richmond Hill Academy is seeking to recruit a Class Teacher (Year 1). This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and inspiring pupils to achieve their potential across a range of exciting and evolving subjects. This opportunity is open to both ECTs and Experienced Teachers.
The ideal applicant will have:
Either:
- A 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
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 to a local government pension scheme.
- 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.
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
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About The Richmond Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 636 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- recruitment@richmondhill.leeds.sch.uk
Richmond Hill Academy is a three-form entry school (630 places) with a 52-place nursery and Rainbow Base, a Resource Provision for children with complex communication needs.
Our school is very proud to be part of the GORSE Academies Trust. We have a dedicated staff, each one of whom is committed to securing the very best for the children in our care. We feel very fortunate to work with the children at RHA and we are excited by the journey the school is on. Our vision for our pupils is clear: we believe that every child who attends our school deserves an outstanding education, which will enable them to succeed at primary school and beyond. This is our unwavering aim and one that we will work relentlessly to achieve.
We know that children flourish and learn best when there is a successful partnership between home and school. We place a great deal of importance on the relationship with parents and carers; we are committed to building relationships which are built on trust, mutual respect, effective communication and support.
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