Teacher

Featherstone Girnhill Infant School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5JB

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  Easter Term

• Closing date

  17 November 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  29 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday, 27.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS to UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

• QTS or equivalent teacher accreditation
  

• Degree/PGCE or equivalent qualification
  

• Understanding of Safeguarding and Child Protection Issues
  

• Teaching experience with the age range and/or subject(s) applying for.

• Create a stimulating and safe learning environment
  

• Establish and maintain a purposeful working atmosphere.
  

• Plan, prepare and deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject that you teach, other relevant initiatives and the school’s own policies.
  

• Assess and record the progress of pupils’ learning to inform next steps and monitor progress.
  

• Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities and use a variety of strategies and practices to promote the diverse cultural and equality issues in the classroom.

• Teach using a wide variety of strategies to maximise achievement for all children including those with special educational needs and high achievers and to meet differing learning styles.
  

• Encourage children in developing self-esteem and respect for others.
  

• Deploy a wide range of effective behaviour management strategies, successfully.
  

• Communicate to a range of audiences (verbal, written, using ICT as appropriate).
  

• Use ICT to advance pupils’ learning, and use common ICT tools for their own and pupils’ benefit.

• Demonstrate a commitment to equalities
  

• Demonstrate a commitment to promoting the school’s vision and ethos
  

• Relating positively to and showing respect for all members of the school and wider community
  

What the school offers its staff

What we offer:

• The opportunity to be part of a Trust which is committed to the support and development of all staff.

• A commitment to providing you with high quality professional development.

• The opportunity to be part of dedicated staff teams.

• Supportive and caring Senior Leadership Teams.

• Opportunities of co-planning with colleagues.

• Trust wide professional development days.

• Future leadership opportunities.

• Opportunities to work across the Trust.

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

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Featherstone Girnhill Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 118 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Featherstone Girnhill Infant School website
• Email address: gh-enquiries@inspirepartnership.org.uk
• Phone number: 01977702261
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/featherstone-girnhill-infant-school-pontefract

Welcome to Girnhill Infant School, we are a warm, friendly, and nurturing school where our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Recognition, and Resilience fill every aspect of school life. At Girnhill, we are passionate that every child gets the best opportunities, and we place our pupils at the very centre of all we do. Our motto, “Every child matters, Every moment counts,” truly guides our dedicated team.

Arranging a visit to Featherstone Girnhill Infant School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gh-enquiries@inspirepartnership.org.uk.

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