Classroom Teacher KS1 (Maternity Cover)

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 0QT

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  11 May 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 April 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: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - until 10 July 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for an outstanding teacher with a proven track record of success and raising pupil outcomes. As a Star teacher, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best teachers in education.

The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver quality teaching that drives achievement and inspires a love of learning. You will be able to demonstrate experience of achieving positive outcomes for pupils, as well as being passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. As a committed team player, you will have excellent organisational skills and the natural ability to motivate both pupils and peers.

You will have:

• A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status.
• A good understanding of statutory requirements in primary schools.
• Experience of sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
• Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.

What the school offers its staff

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school, with a nursery, for 3 to 11 year olds in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as 'Outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted during our most recent inspection in June 2019.

We are a rapidly improving school with high ambitions and expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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 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.

Additional documents

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

JDPS - Class Teacher.pdf - 831 KB (opens in new tab)

About Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 564 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy website
• Email address: areej.azeem@barkerend.staracademies.org
• Phone number: 01274 773003
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/barkerend-primary-leadership-academy

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire is a 500 place, 4-11 primary school. Barkerend joined the Trust on 1 April 2018. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.

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