Lead Teacher

Cottingley Village Primary School, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1SY

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, to start September 2025
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS with potential of SEN point (dependant on experience)
• Additional allowances:

  Potential SEN point

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be;

• An outstanding classroom practitioner

• Inspirational and passionate, with a track record or ambition and raising standards across the primary phase

• Creative, imaginative, committed and passionate about learning and ensuring high quality SEND provision for all

• Able to work effectively as part of a team and direct team members as required • Committed to working with children who require excellence in all that we do to ensure they thrive

• Someone who has an understanding of children with complex needs particularly of those with SEMH needs and those who have experienced trauma in their early lives.

• Able to work in partnerships with parents/carers to build positive home school links

The essential requirements for this role are;

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

• Degree level or equivalent qualification

• Experience of raising standards in all areas of the curriculum in particular for those pupils with SEND

• Successful experience of using positive pupil and classroom management strategies especially for those with SEMH needs.

• Knowledge of supporting children with SEMH needs and those who have experienced trauma.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A good and improving school with high aspirations and a drive to be the best.

• A chance to make a real difference to every child’s learning.

• Enthusiastic, friendly pupils with a thirst for new learning experiences.

• Positive, supportive opportunities for your professional development.

• A community feel school with a great staff team.

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.

Cottingley - RP Lead Teacher JD.pdf - 401 KB (opens in new tab)

Cottingley - RP Teacher Advert 2.pdf - 363 KB (opens in new tab)

About Cottingley Village Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 431 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cottingley Village Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cottingley-village-primary-school

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