Teacher
Shelley First School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 8HU36 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
22 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
17 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main pay scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated teacher to join our happy and hardworking team.
Candidates should be:
- An excellent practitioner with a strong understanding of EYFS, KS1 and/or KS2 and can adapt to teaching across key stages with confidence.
- Demonstrates warmth, positivity and the ability to build strong relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
- Has high expectations for children’s learning, progress and behaviour.
- Brings enthusiasm, creativity and resilience to their classroom practice.
- Can work collaboratively as part of a supportive team.
- Is keen to lead a curriculum area now or in the near future.
- Is reflective, proactive and committed to ongoing professional development.
We welcome applications from both ECTs and experienced teachers. ECTs will be fully supported through high‑quality mentoring and induction as part of our Trust commitment to developing early career professionals.
What the school offers its staff
In return, we can offer:
- The opportunity to work in a very special school; one which is forward thinking, dedicated to the improving the lives of all children and continuously seeks to be the best it can possibly be
- Highly motivated pupils who are eager to learn and engage in lessons
- A school that doesn’t do fads or gimmicks; one which puts teacher workload and wellbeing at the centre of every decision we make
- A commitment to your future development through a well-structured CPD programme
- The chance to work as part of a small multi-academy trust who are relentless in their drive to deliver the best learning experiences to all
- Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
- Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
- Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
- Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
- Extensive CPD opportunities
- Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships.
- A range of working patterns dependent upon the role.
- For employees on all year-round contracts, a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service) holiday entitlement.
- Death in service benefit.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Shelley First School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 10
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 170 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 10
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shelley First School website
- Email address
- lmcloughlin@themast.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01484 604484
Shelley First School is a small, village Primary school set within a semi-rural part of Huddersfield. There are currently 194 pupils on roll, divided into 7 classes some of which are mixed.
We are a member of the ‘Mast Academy Trust’, comprising Scissett Middle School, Birdsedge First School, Scholes Junior and Infant School (Holmfirth) and Kirkburton Middle School. We are also a part of the very successful three-tier Shelley Pyramid of schools. Most pupils come to us from the surrounding village of Shelley and then transfer to Kirkburton Middle School at the end of Year 5. Close links exist at all levels between schools throughout the pyramid, ensuring continuity, progression and effective transfer between phases.
Arranging a visit to Shelley First School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lmcloughlin@themast.co.uk.
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