Primary Teacher (Reception)

Dixons Manningham Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 8HY

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Up to a year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Why choose Dixons Manningham Academy?

• We believe that people, more than strategy, create value - we all belong and grow together
• '9 in 10' for teachers: our innovative strategy providing greater flexibility and agency
• High expectations of learning and behaviour that children can live up to
• Focus on effective feedback rather than marking
• A collaborative approach to planning, where teachers are supportive of one another
• Weekly coaching across the academy to support professional growth

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of integrity, achievement and unity and completely committed to our motto: "we do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do".

What the school offers its staff

Why choose Dixons Academies Trust?

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).

Within our communities, we work together to establish joyful, rigorous, high performing schools which maximise attainment, value diversity, develop character and build cultural capital. By the age of 18, we want every students to have the choice of university or a high-quality apprenticeship.

Visit our OpenSource Youtube channel to learn more about our approaches and culture.

Learn more

Full details of this role can be found in the job description and person specification.

Interviews will take place on 12 February 2026.

Please visit our careers site for more information about our trust, our roles and our benefits or call us on 01274 089930 and speak to Samina Kauser, Academy Administration Manager, to discuss the role further.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, recruiting a diverse workforce, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone at Dixons. Therefore, we encourage applications from underrepresented communities and irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergent status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible through the recruitment process should this be required.

We are focussed on delivering an ambitious equality, diversity and inclusion strategy. You can read more about this here.

Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Applying for the job

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About Dixons Manningham Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dixons Manningham Academy website
• Email address: info@dixonsmn.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dixons-manningham-academy

Why choose Dixons Manningham Academy?

High expectations of learning and behaviour that children can live up to
Focus on effective feedback rather than marking
A collaborative approach to planning, where teachers are supportive of one another
A highly visible senior leadership team whose aim is to support
Weekly coaching across the academy to support professional growth

The right candidate will be totally aligned to our values of integrity, achievement and unity and completely committed to our motto: "we do the right thing, because it is the right thing to do".

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