Reception Class Teacher
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School, Wakefield, WF2 8AAThis job expired on 10 November 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
5 January 2026
Closing date
10 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 October 2025
Job details
Job role
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
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- 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
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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