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Reception Class Teacher

Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School, Wakefield, WF2 8AA

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 - UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Snapethorpe Primary School are looking for an outstanding practitioner to join our team. The successful candidate will:

- Be enthusiastic and committed to meeting the needs of all our children.

- Challenge, motivate, inspire and support the children to achieve their full potential.

- Be a reflective practitioner, who has a desire to continue to develop and improve their own practice.

- Have an approachable positive mind-set and be able to build strong relationships with pupils, staff, parents and the wider community.

- Be fully professional in all aspects of the role.

What the school offers its staff

Snapethorpe Primary School can offer:

- A welcoming and supportive staff team who are open to new ideas.

- Kind, welcoming and caring pupils who have a desire to learn and achieve their very best.

- Staff who are committed to achieving high standards and are willing to share their expertise

- A welcoming school community.

- A Leadership Team who is committed to help develop your skills and provide opportunities to further your career.

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

Snapethorpe Primary is committed to the safeguarding of children and is a committed equal opportunities employer. Please note that our safeguarding requirements and practices mean we are only able to consider complete applications submitted using the application form – we cannot accept only CV applications. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and safer recruitment checks including satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 644 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School website
• Email address: headteacher@snapethorpeprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01924367396
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wakefield-snapethorpe-primary-school

Snapethorpe Primary is a large school with over 680 pupils and over 100 staff on role.

Our school is a place where everyone is included and valued. We are proud that our children enjoy coming to school and that they know their education and care are at the centre of everything they do.

With a focus on constantly improving, we nurture and celebrate individual talents and interests, emphasising high expectations and the importance of always trying one’s best in every situation.

This is an exciting time to join the school and help to shape our future as we change and develop with new members of the Leadership Team.

Arranging a visit to Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

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

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