RECEPTION TEACHER - Part Time-0.5 FTE

Thorner Church of England Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS14 3JD

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday & Tuesday - full days Wednesday - AM session only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916 pa - £37,101 pa
• Actual salary: £16,458 pa - £18,550.50 pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

Thorner C. of E. Primary School is seeking a dedicated and passionate part time Reception Teacher to join our successful Early Years team from September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed professional who is passionate about Early Years education and driven to ensure children develop strong foundations for lifelong learning.

About the role

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Has a genuine passion for Early Years and a clear understanding of how young children learn and develop
• Demonstrates commitment and ambition to ensure all children make strong progress
• Has the vision and drive to create inspiring, high-quality learning environments that spark curiosity and promote high levels of engagement
• Can shape and deliver a rich, purposeful curriculum where children enjoy learning and thrive
• Is reflective, enthusiastic and keen to contribute positively to a strong team ethos

What the school offers its staff

As part of the successful Elevate Multi-Academy Trust, we offer:

• Significant investment and commitment in Early Years professional development, including ongoing work with Dr Sue Allingham and regional school improvement work as part of the Early Years RISE team (see below)
• One of the Trust’s Early Years settings has been recognised for its Outstanding provision and will be raising standards across the region as a beacon school within the RISE team (Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence)
• Access to a highly skilled professional network across 18 primary settings with high- quality professional development and opportunities for collaboration across our family of schools.

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

Elevate Multi Academy Trust (Elevate) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within its family of Academies. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Elevate and its Academies believe that the child’s welfare is always of paramount concern, and that all children have a right to be protected from abuse regardless of their age, gender, disability, culture, language, racial origin, religious belief or sexual identity. All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately in accordance with Elevate’s Child Protection
and Safeguarding Policy.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Main Scale Teacher - Job description.pdf - 123 KB (opens in new tab)

1192 Advert - Reception Class Teacher Thorner.pdf - 164 KB (opens in new tab)

Teacher person specification KS1 & KS2.pdf - 121 KB (opens in new tab)

1192 Application Form Class Teacher.doc - 648 KB (opens in new tab)

About Thorner Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 180 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thorner Church of England Primary School website
• Email address: office@thornerschool.org.uk
• Phone number: 01132892541
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorner-church-of-england-primary-school

Thorner Church of England Primary School is a village school that is at the heart of a vibrant and incredibly supportive local community. As our website demonstrates, the children are supported in their learning and development by extremely dedicated staff, governors and parents.

We work hard to provide a safe, caring and inspiring environment to enable our pupils to flourish and achieve their very best.

We are all very proud of Thorner school and would love to show you all of the exciting teaching and learning that is happening both in and out of the classroom.

We hope our website enables you to gain an insight into life at our school, but please do not hesitate to get in touch if you require any further information.

Mrs G. Whawell (Headteacher)

We are proud to be members of North Star and Polaris Teaching School Alliances. North Star and Polaris formed a unique partnership in 2016 to support school improvement (mainly across North Yorkshire) and work with around 60 primary schools in the region. Our collective aim is to improve outcomes for all children through a self-sustaining, dynamic system of school improvement and support across North Yorkshire and beyond.'

Arranging a visit to Thorner Church of England Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@thornerschool.org.uk.

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