Class Teacher (Year 4)

Otley the Whartons Primary School, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2BS

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  5 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (527)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

MPS/UPS – Applications welcome from ECT’s

Full Time

Permanent

Required from 1st January 2027

We are wishing to appoint, for January 2027, an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated Primary teacher on a full-time, permanent basis. Predominately working with our Year 4 class, we are open to applications from candidates who have experience teaching within key stage 2. We are looking for an individual who is committed to further developing their practice and creating a wholly inclusive school culture; someone who has high expectations and strives to meet the needs of all pupils. We welcome applications from both ECTs and experienced teachers.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Qualified Teacher Status and a successful teaching record

• Knowledge and understanding of current theory and best process practice in learning and teaching.

• Clear understanding of effective procedures for managing and promoting positive behaviour among children.

• The ability to create a happy, challenging and effective learning environment.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Excellent Continuing Professional Development opportunities

• A dedicated staff team supported by a committed and experienced senior leadership team

• A positive environment where students can learn and achieve.

For more information please visit https://www.collaborativelearningtrust.com/vacancies. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Closing Date: Thursday 5th November 2026

Selection Date: w/c Monday 9th November 2026

Collaborative Learning Trust is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

In line with KCSiE 2026, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

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.

Teacher Recruitment Booklet- The Whartons OCT 26.pdf - 773 KB (opens in new tab)

About Otley the Whartons Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Otley the Whartons Primary School website
• Email address: info@whartonsprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01943 465018
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/otley-the-whartons-primary-school-otley

The Whartons is a friendly, inclusive and vibrant primary school at the heart of our local community on the edge of Otley in West Yorkshire. We are single form entry and benefit from fantastic and extensive school grounds in a semi-rural setting. Our aim at school is to encourage children's love of learning and to set learning in purposeful contexts which develop enquiring minds and independence. We carefully plan a curriculum that engages children’s curiosity in the world around them and regularly uses the outdoor environment to drive learning experiences.

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