Primary Teacher with Teaching & Learning Responsibility (TLR)
Knowleswood Primary School, Bradford, BD4 9AE15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter 2026 or sooner
Closing date
12 February 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
5 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Main/Upper Pay Scale (M1-M6/UPS1-UPS3), 32.5 hours per week - role also attracts a TLR2b allowance (£6,081 per annum)
Primary Teacher with Teaching & Learning Responsibility (TLR) job summary
At Knowleswood Primary School, curiosity leads the way, kindness is our compass, and play is where the learning begins. We’re a vibrant, inclusive school on the edge of Holme Wood in Bradford, West Yorkshire serving a richly diverse community. Our ethos is simple: Learning Without Limits. We believe every child can achieve excellence with the right support, and we work hard to create a safe, happy environment where children are supported to thrive academically and personally.
Our curriculum is creative, challenging, and knowledge-rich, designed to inspire curiosity, build resilience, and nurture independence. Strong partnerships with families and the local community are at the heart of everything we do.
We're seeking an experienced Primary Teacher with Early Years specialism to lead our Reception class and shape purposeful play that builds language, early reading, number sense, and self-regulation. We want to create phonics that pops, maths that matters, and small moments that make a big difference — like turning puddles into probability and snack-time into storytelling.
If you'd like to know more about our school, please visit our website at www.knowleswoodacademy.co.uk.
Why choose Knowleswood Primary School?
- A caring, inclusive culture where every child is known, valued, and supported.
- A creative curriculum and joyful continuous provision—indoors and out.
- Brilliant families and a community that rallies behind our children.
- Part of Exceed Academies Trust, providing strong professional networks and CPD opportunities.
- Free daily Breakfast Club for our children to start every day ready to learn.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have recent successful experience as a Primary Teacher in Early Years/Reception
- Have a strong commitment to and accountability for ensuring excellent pupil progress
- Be dedicated to sharing responsibilities for raising standards
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of successful strategies for assessing and raising pupils' achievement
- Balance high expectations with humour, patience and positivity
- Be a team player with a natural ability to reflect and learn
What can we offer?
- Children who are enthusiastic to learn
- A supportive Trust central team, school leadership, governors, staff and parents
- Fantastic outdoor facilities
- Opportunities for further development and training
- A healthy work-life balance
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Free, on-site parking
- Excellent employer pension contribution scheme
We would encourage any interested candidates to visit our school and take a look around at our fantastic building. In order to do so, please contact Rachael Hughes (Office Manager) on 01274 778177 to make the necessary arrangements.
Exceed Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to related online content checks, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check as well as successful completion of a probationary period.
Exceed Academies Trust strives to be an employer of choice. We are an inclusive and diverse multi academy trust and ultimately, our aim is to employ a workforce that reflects the communities it serves. We are committed to achieving a balanced workforce at all levels, whilst ensuring that no individual is disadvantaged or treated less favourably. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faiths and ethnicities and will ensure a fair recruitment process without discrimination, in compliance with the Equality Act 2010.
Exceed Academies Trust recognises and promotes the positive use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in certain situations. We would encourage any job applicants, who choose to utilise AI when completing a vacancy application, to thoroughly check the data prior to submission, to ensure it is accurate, factual and demonstrable. Candidate suitability will be assessed at interview, however, the recruitment process will reference information contained within the candidate’s application form. Any information contained within application form which is found to be factually inaccurate, may result in a conditional offer of employment being withdrawn.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding children and all posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, professional references and online content checks - as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
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 Knowleswood Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 415 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Knowleswood Primary School website
Knowleswood Primary School is located on the edge of the Holme Wood estate in Bradford. We are proud to be an inclusive school providing a high quality, creative and challenging education within a secure, caring and happy environment in which all members of the school community can grow in self-esteem and develop their potential.
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