Primary Teacher (0.5 FTE)
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BWDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
To be confirmed
Closing date
16 October 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £34,068 - £52,835 FTE (actual salary £17,034- £26,417 per annum)
Primary Teacher (0.5 FTE) job summary
Are you passionate about education and eager to make a lasting impact on young minds?
Do you have a proven track record of inspiring a love for learning in your students?
If so, we want to hear from you!
About the role
Halfpenny Lane Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic and committed Primary Teacher to join our team.
This role is open to both experienced teachers and Early Career Teacher (ECTs) who are ready to deliver effective, engaging teaching and help pupils make string progress in a supportive environment.
You will use high-quality resources, maintain high expectations and ensure every child is supported to achieve their very best.
Contract details
What we’re looking for
Key responsibilities
Ready to apply?
To apply, complete an application form via our website.
About Halfpenny Lane Primary School
We are proud to be recognised for exceptional academic standards, both locally and nationally:
We are equally proud of our exceptional staff culture. In the 2025 Edurio staff survey:
Visit our school website to learn more about Halfpenny Lane Primary School.
School visits
We warmly welcome potential candidates to visit our school. This is a great opportunity to explore our facilities, meet our staff and experience our vibrant community. We look forward to welcoming you and answering any questions you may have. Please contact us at admin@arkhalfpennylane.org.uk or on 01977 703270 to arrange this.
What can we offer you?
Be part of a team that values your growth, wellbeing and work-life balance. We offer a supportive environment with benefits designed to help you thrive including:
Click here to find out more about the benefits of working for Ark
About Us
There are 34,000 students learning in our network of 48 schools across Birmingham, Hastings, London, Pontefract and Portsmouth. We’ve always believed that, with the right approach, every child has the potential to succeed. We work in the communities where we can make the biggest difference to children’s lives, and all our schools are non-selective.
It works: our schools achieve great results – significantly outperforming national averages, especially when it comes to driving progress – the best measure for ‘closing the gap’.
We take what we learn in our schools to develop new solutions and approaches that we can share. Over the last two decades, we have developed and incubated more than 20 projects and programmes, supporting them to scale and achieve systemic impact on the life chances of all children. Over 300,000 children currently learn using an Ark curriculum and our Ark Start nurseries are demonstrating a new model for early years education that we hope will become the norm.
Further information
Contact us on 01977 703270 or email admin@arkhalfpennylane.org.uk
Diversity and inclusion:
We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.
Safeguarding statement:
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.
Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.
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 Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 434 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Halfpenny Lane Primary School is a two-form-entry school, which embodies the school mantra of 'Strive to be the very best version of yourself'. With a 93% combined outcome in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2, we are ranked in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.
Halfpenny Lane was selected as a lead school for music by the West Yorkshire Music Hub - a recognition of the school's commitment to music.
Ofsted
In May 2025, Halfpenny Lane was praised by Ofsted as Outstanding in all areas. An exceptional outcome that is a true reflection of the hard work, dedication, and passion of our entire school community.
2025 Edurio Staff Survey
Halfpenny Lane Primary School received fantastic results in the 2025 Eduiro staff survey, with 88% of staff saying they would recommend the school as a good place to work. This surpasses the national benchmark of 73%.
98% of staff also shared that they would recommend Halfpenny Lane to parents as a good place for their children to study.
Further Information
Working at Ark offers lots of benefits to help staff thrive. Click here to find out more about working with us.
If you are a passionate, dedicated individual that shares our values, then we want to hear from you! Explore our current vacancies to discover your next role…
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