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  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    30 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    22 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Early years

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

UPR03

Additional allowances

TLR2a

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential

• A good honours degree in Primary Education (A/C)

• A teaching qualification together with qualified teacher status (QTS) (A/C)

• Knowledge of teaching, learning and assessment at KS1 & KS2 (A/I)

• A good understanding of curriculum developments in Primary (A/I)

• Understanding of use of data to assess and inform teaching and learning (I)

• An excellent classroom practitioner that can model best practise (I/R)

• Teach intervention groups at KS1 and KS2 (A/I)

• Good organisational and personal management skills (A/I)

• Effective planning and teaching (A/I/R)

• Effective behaviour/classroom management (A/I/R) Last updated: 31.03.2022

• An ability to demand high standards (A/I/R)

• Ability to lead and motivate others (A/I/R)

• Ability to work independently and be a team player (A/I/R)

• Ability to develop and support other staff to develop a variety of teaching strategies (A/I/R)

• Ability to enthuse and direct pupils and staff towards raising expectations and levels of achievement (A/I/R)

• Ability to meet deadlines (A/I)

• Good ICT skills (A)

• Commitment to self and team development (A/I) Desirable

• Hold AST or Excellent Teacher status (A/I)

• Experience of leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of other staff (A/R)

• Relevant leadership experience (A/I) Key: C – Certificate; A – Application Form; I – Interview; R – Reference Behaviours:

• Polite

• Punctual

• Reliable

• Flexible

• Passion for learning

• Clear communicator

• Takes initiative

• Self-motivated

• Resilient

• Determined to succeed

• Team player

• Emotionally intelligent

Contacts and Relationships:

Managers - in daily contact with senior leaders/Head of Academy

Support Staff – in daily contact with support staff who are involved in classroom support, cleaning, catering, site supervision and health and safety.

Trust Staff – in regular contact with Trust staff within the wider Education team (e.g., Directors of Learning, Executive Leaders)

External – in regular contact with external parties including parents/carers, local authority employees, as required

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer

The successful applicant will be joining an ambitious, committed and hardworking team who are relentless in their drive to make a genuine difference to pupils and prepare them with the necessary skills to be successful lifelong learners.

We provide high quality CPD through a combination of:

  • In school training and mentoring from our experienced staff
  • Trust wide training with opportunities to link up with other teachers across Delta
  • External training from a range of excellent and effective providers

If you feel you would be the right fit for this role then we would very much like to hear from you.

We are very proud of our academy and visits would be warmly welcomed by appointment. Please contact the academy on info@lfpa.org.uk if you would like to arrange a visit.

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Here are just a few examples in each area…

Financial Wellbeing:

  • Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Technology scheme and Vehicle Leasing Scheme*
  • Access to an extensive discounts platform

Physical Wellbeing:

  • 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner for you & your household
  • Gym & fitness discounts
  • Cycle to Work scheme*
  • Free annual flu jab

Mental Wellbeing:

  • Access to an industry-leading Employee Assistance Programme
  • Menopause Support Service
  • Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

*Subject to ensuring NMW is maintained

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

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 Lower Fields Primary Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
421 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Lower Fields Primary Academy website
Email address
info@lfpa.org.uk
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/lower-fields-primary-academy

Lower Fields Primary Academy is located 2 miles from the centre of Bradford. We are a 2 form entry school catering for 420 pupils from Reception to Year Six. In addition, we have a 26 place Nursery with morning and afternoon sessions. Our school has a well-earned and established reputation in the community as a caring place of learning where all pupils receive a high quality education.
Lower Fields Primary Academy was created in September 2000 on the site of an existing middle school. This has provided us with a larger than average building, set in extensive and exciting grounds. As a school we offer our pupils a rich and relevant curriculum with a range of stimulating experiences built in throughout the year. This is supported by our fantastic outdoor space which offers pupils the chance to: perform in our ampitheatre, go pond dipping in the wildlife area, build dens in the woodland and enjoy whole days of outdoor learning in the Kinesthetic Park. In addition we have an orchard, polytunnel and grow beds where we grow a wide variety of produce to be used in our kitchen such as: apples, pears, plums, grapes, figs, potatoes, carrots and cabbage!

Arranging a visit to Lower Fields Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@lfpa.org.uk.

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