Teacher
Ark De Lacy Primary School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2TGThis job expired on 20 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
2 September 2024
Closing date
20 May 2024 at 10am
Date listed
30 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00
Teacher job summary
Required for September 2024
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:
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, enthusiastic, and committed Primary Teacher to join the team at De Lacy Primary School. The successful candidate will demonstrate high quality teaching to ensure pupils can make accelerated progress, securing outcomes through pupils through outstanding provision. You will use effective resources and uphold the highest standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.
This is a 1 FTE, permanent contract.
We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic person who:
- has a passion for helping pupils thrive and meet their full potential
- has a friendly manner and can communicate effectively with staff and students
- can work effectively as part of a team but can also work independently using their own initiative
- has experience of working in a similar specialist area.
Why choose De Lacy Primary School?
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross phase Multi Academy Trust comprising of nine schools: seven primaries and two 11 – 16 secondary schools. Our mission is running high quality, high achieving schools that give our children and young people the chance in life they deserve.
At De Lacy Primary School, we believe that the most effective learning goes hand-in-hand with the most inspirational teaching, which is why our staff are some of the best. One of our top priorities is to attract exceptional staff to De Lacy, and we continue to recruit a number of highly gifted employees to join our team. The school ethos is based on a mantra of ‘Widening Horizons’.
What can we offer you?
We’re passionate about employee benefits at Pontefract Academies Trust, offering the following as standard to all:
- Generous employer pension (LGPS Teachers Pension and West Yorkshire Pension Fund).
- Generous annual leave entitlements paid as part of your annual salary (starting from 26 days annual leave, up to a maximum of 33 days dependent on length of service and grade of role – plus 8 statutory bank holidays).
- Flexible working requests always considered.
- Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Reduced gym membership at Aspire Health Facilities across the region.
- Childcare vouchers.
- Employee assistance programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters).
- PAT on the back scheme.
- Life assurance of at least three times your salary.
- Free flu vaccinations.
Next steps:
Please click here to view our 2022 – 2025 Trust Strategic Plan, or click here to access the De Lacy Primary School website.
To arrange a visit to the school, or for further information on the role, please contact admin@delacy.patrust.org.uk or call 01977 722620.
Please click here to access our website and submit your application on our Face-Ed system no later than 10:00am on Monday 20th May 2024.
We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from everyone. The Pontefract Academies Trust is wholly committed to ensuring children and young people are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and young people whilst promoting their welfare. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and pre-employment checks (including online checks). Shortlisted applicants will also be asked to provide a self-declaration form.
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.
About Ark De Lacy Primary School
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 342 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
At De Lacy Primary School, we strive to provide our pupils with a safe and caring school environment, which enables them to be the best they can be. Our school sits within a close community with Pontefract, and we are proud of the links and positive relationships we have with our parents. Executive Headteacher, Mr James Parkinson, is a Silver Winner for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School in the 2025 National Teaching Awards.
Ofsted
De Lacy was graded 'Outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted following an inspection in April 2024.
2025 Edurio Staff Survey
De Lacy Primary School received fantastic results in the 2025 Edurio staff survey, with 95% 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 De Lacy Primary School to parents as a good place for their children to study.
We are proud to have won a regional award for the Trust Benefit School Award. This award recognises the school in each region whose community is most confident that being part of their Trust is beneficial, recognising excellence at the school level.
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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