KS1 Teacher
Grove Lea Primary School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4BQ20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time: 27.5 hours per week. Mon - Fri 5.5 hours per day.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an inspiring educator with a passion for sparking curiosity in young learners? This is a pivotal role where you will lay the foundations for lifelong learning, ensuring our children thrive in a knowledge-rich, nurturing, and creative environment.
As a KS1 Teacher, you will be responsible for the progress and well-being of your pupils, ensuring high standards of engagement through a curriculum that balances academic rigor with the unique developmental needs of Years 1 and 2.
Key Responsibilities
Educational Excellence: Act as a role model for learning, delivering high-quality lessons that ensure every pupil makes significant progress in reading, writing, and mathematics.
Phonics & Literacy: Lead the delivery of systematic synthetic phonics (SSP), ensuring pupils are well-prepared for the Phonics Screening Check and develop a genuine love for reading.
Strategic Planning: Collaborate with Year Group partners and Subject Leaders to implement a creative, sequenced curriculum that builds on EYFS foundations.
Inclusion & Safeguarding: Maintain a culture where the child always comes first, following all statutory requirements (KCSIE) and tailoring support for SEND and EAL pupils.
Formative Assessment: Proficiently use data to track pupil performance, identifying gaps early and implementing effective interventions to ensure no child is left behind.
Parental Partnership: Build strong, transparent relationships with parents and carers to support the home-school learning link.
About You
You should be a reflective practitioner with a deep commitment to social equity and the belief that every child, regardless of their starting point, can achieve excellence.
Requirements
Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a Degree/PGCE are essential.
Experience: Proven success in teaching within a Primary setting (KS1 experience preferred, though ECTs with strong placements are encouraged to apply).
Pedagogical Style: A creative thinker with a "growth mindset" who can manage a classroom with warmth, clear routines, and high expectations.
Technical Skills: Strong understanding of the KS1 National Curriculum and experience in using assessment data to drive classroom impact.
Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively within a Key Stage team and communicate effectively with the wider school community.
What the school offers its staff
What We Offer
The opportunity to work within a collaborative and innovative Multi-Academy Trust.
A commitment to your professional development and wellbeing.
A vibrant, calm, and purposeful learning environment.
Employee benefits package.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Grove Lea Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 246 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Grove Lea Primary School website
- Email address
- hr@inspirepartnership.org.uk
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Arranging a visit to Grove Lea Primary School
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