Primary School Teacher (SEND)

Laisterdyke Leadership Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD3 8HE

3 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2025

• Closing date

  12 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS - £32,916.00 to £51,048.00 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

This exciting new role will involve teaching across the full curriculum English, Maths, Sciences and Humanities to our Foundation Set pupils. Typically, children in the Foundation Set have levels of reading, literacy and numeracy at primary age and require scaffolded and adapted teaching strategies. With an emphasis on strong quality first teaching, and supported by highly trained specialist assistants, we are keen for our pupils in the Foundation Set to enjoy a rich curriculum and progress rapidly. You will be part of a team of teachers and leaders including subject specialists to support curriculum delivery, a dedicated SENCo and senior leaders to provide coaching and guidance on adapting learning to meet the needs of all pupils.

You will have:

• A degree-level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience of teaching across Key Stage 1 and 2, with the adaptability, skills and enthusiasm to apply this within a secondary school setting.
• Experience supporting students with significant SEND, adapting teaching and resources to meet individual needs.
• Experience of innovation and creativity to engage, enthuse and progress learners.

What the school offers its staff

Laisterdyke Leadership Academy is a secondary school in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2016 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

The school was rated ‘good’ in all four areas of the inspection framework during its inspection in January 2023.

We are an ambitious school with high expectations for all of our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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

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 Laisterdyke Leadership Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 886 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Laisterdyke Leadership Academy website
• Email address: info.laisterdyke@laisterdyke.staracademies.org
• Phone number: 01274 454 400
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/laisterdyke-leadership-academy

Laisterdyke Leadership Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire is a 1200 place, 11-18 secondary school and sixth form. Laisterdyke joined the Trust on 1 April 2016. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.

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