Preschool Teacher

Weetwood Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS16 5NW

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  20 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? We are seeking a conscientious, dedicated and enthusiastic Preschool Classroom Teacher to join our team—someone who helps children make exceptional progress through an engaging, challenging and inspiring curriculum.

We are looking for someone who is:

- Committed to creating a stimulating learning environment that enables outstanding progress for all children.

- Able to build positive relationships across the whole school community and work collaboratively with colleagues both within and beyond the school.

- Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

- Driven by high expectations of themselves and able to motivate and inspire pupils to achieve their full potential.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

- A friendly, supportive team committed to achieving high standards for every pupil.

- A happy, welcoming school environment where staff enjoy coming to work.

- A dedicated senior leadership team and governing body.

- Strong commitment to professional development, including opportunities for new responsibilities and ongoing training.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding Statement
Weetwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. As part of the application process any shortlisting candidates would be required to complete a self-disclosure form. The successful candidate would be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

3 Schools Recruitment Equality Monitoring Form_2026.docx - 77.1 KB (opens in new tab)

Classroom Teacher_Preschool_Recruitment Pack.pdf - 330 KB (opens in new tab)

About Weetwood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 260 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Weetwood Primary School website
• Email address: bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01133230450
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/weetwood-primary-school

We are a happy, thriving school with a passion for creative teaching, lifelong learning and memorable experiences.

We work closely with our family of schools in Headingley, Kirkstall and the surrounding area and provide holiday clubs for pupils at the surrounding schools. We are looking for an inspirational and highly motivated practitioner who is passionate about working with children and who can work alongside our class teachers and other support staff to deliver high quality provision.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to develop and build on their experiences and have access to relevant CPD whilst working with a supportive staff team. Our Governing Body is knowledgeable, efficient and focussed on raising standards and is incredibly supportive of the school. We have an active PTA, who raise considerable funds for the school and have an excellent relationship with the school leadership. In short, Weetwood is an exciting, happy and stimulating place to work, and a good prospect for anyone looking to further their career. I hope that after finding out more about our school, you will feel encouraged to apply for this post.

Arranging a visit to Weetwood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email bursar@weetwoodprimary.co.uk.

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