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KS2 Teacher
Lift Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S72 8QA7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026 (January is als
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 12:10pm
Date listed
15 June 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32916 - £51048 per annum
KS2 Teacher job summary
Lift Shafton
High Street
Barnsley, S72 8QA
United Kingdom
Salary: M1-6/ UPS 3+ well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 per week, 38 weeks per year
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 24th June - 12 noon
Interview date: 29th June
Start date: September 2026 (January is also negotiable)
An excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day
About the role:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Primary Teacher to join our dedicated team from September 2026. While the role is ideally suited to a Key Stage 2 practitioner, we are also open to exceptional Key Stage 1 teachers. This is an exciting opportunity for a talented educator who is passionate about delivering high-quality teaching and ensuring every child achieves their full potential. Whether you are an Early Career Teacher looking for outstanding support and development, or an experienced teacher seeking the next step in your career, we offer a collaborative environment, high-quality professional development and clear pathways for future leadership opportunities.
Alongside excellent professional development, we offer opportunities to lead initiatives, contribute to school improvement and build the skills needed for future middle and senior leadership roles.
We are looking for someone who:
* Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
* Has experience of teaching within the primary phase (Key Stage 2 experience desirable, but not essential).
* Is an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations for all pupils.
* Demonstrates a strong understanding of effective teaching, learning and assessment.
* Is committed to raising standards and improving outcomes for every child.
* Builds positive relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.
* Has excellent communication and organisational skills.
* Embraces professional development and is committed to continual improvement.
* Is keen to contribute to the wider life of the school.
* Shows the ambition and potential to take on additional responsibilities and develop into future leadership roles.
About the school:
Lift Shafton is a welcoming and inclusive school community where every child and every member of staff experiences a genuine sense of belonging. We are proud to provide a supportive, nurturing and joyful environment in which our team works collectively to deliver the outstanding education that our families deserve.
Lift Shafton is a truly special place to learn and to work - a professional yet caring community where dedicated and talented staff are valued and enabled to thrive, and where internal development is key to us. Lift Shafton is also a place where all children, regardless of background or ability, are supported to flourish.
If you want to join a forward-thinking team where your contribution makes a visible difference, and be part of a community that is ambitious for every child, then Lift Shafton is the place to grow your career.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
* Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Lift Shafton
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 243 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lift Shafton website
Welcome to Lift Shafton and thank you for your interest in our school. Shafton village is a small rural community easily reached from Wakefield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Sheffield.
Here at Lift Shafton, we are a proud member of Lift Schools and have just been judged as a good school with outstanding leadership and outstanding Early Years.
Our very creative staff have a real love of teaching and we are looking for a future member of our team who can develop that sense of awe and wonder in children. The children at our school are happy, confident, fun-loving and energetic. They are passionate about their learning, be it in the traditional classroom or through drama, music, dance and painting. We are looking for someone who can embrace these aspects of the curriculum as well as literacy and numeracy.
Leadership at our school is forward thinking - and the well-being and work-life balance of our teachers is very important. We give autonomy to teachers and will not dictate planning, marking or teaching styles. We want you to give us your best and our non-negotiables are outstanding attainment and progress for every child, coupled with kindness and warm-heartedness, not what colour pen you use to mark books!
Our school has been recently refurbished and is a modern, bright and attractive place for us all to work. We have a new Early Years classroom and outdoor learning environment.
We welcome visitors and hope that you will come and see for yourself what a happy place Lift Shafton and what makes us the school of choice in our local area.
Thank you for your interest in our school and we look forward to meeting you.
Our aims and expectations
We have a high expectations for all children and a commitment to ensuring all children achieve high standards. We will achieve this by -
Supporting the development of children who –
Feel safe and know that if they have concerns they are listened to and are supported so that they thrive
Who can create, reflect, persevere, are resilient and aspire
Are able to work independently, collaboratively, as part of a team and to lead
Are thoughtful, have the ability to listen, are responsible and supportive of each other and have a strong work ethic
Are creative, analytical, critical and innovative
Have high expectations of themselves and each other
Respect themselves and others
Have endless curiosity, enthusiasm – who want to experience as much as possible and find out all they can
Creating a staff team who –
Are an expert workforce with shared determination to do their best for every child
Question practice and continually try to better meet the needs of all children and are supported in this by a detailed professional development programme
Equip children with the life skills they will need to be independent, reflective, resilient and resourceful learners as well as continuing to raise standards in literacy and numeracy
Provide exciting opportunities for children to use and apply their learning to enquiry and problem solving so they develop their understanding of the world
Plan, monitor and evaluate teaching, learning, the curriculum and progress in the school to ensure the development of the whole child
Are proactive and highly skilled at identifying vulnerable children and collaborating with other agencies so that barriers to learning are removed and all children succeed
Help children acquire a range of personal, social and emotional attributes essential to their health and well-being and to life as a responsible citizen
Develop children so they can actively participate in and contribute to the school where they feel respected, safe and supported
In a school which –
Provides a caring, stimulating and enjoyable learning environment in which all children feel respected, safe and supported
Provides a flexible, challenging and purposeful curriculum that is relevant to our children and prepares them for the responsibilities and experiences of life
Offers opportunities to engage with a wide range of cultural experiences
Provides a broad rich curriculum that excites them about learning and the world, is rich in IT to help children participate fully in a constantly changing world
Equips children with the life skills they will need to be independent, reflective, resilient and resourceful learners as well as continuing to raise standards in literacy and numeracy
Values and develops a supportive partnership between home, school and the community
Provides opportunities to engage in a wide range of activities – social, the arts, sports and cultural, that will enrich their lives and develop their confidence, social and moral skills and self-belief
So that the local community has pride and confidence in our school and trusts that their children will succeed and do well here.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.
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