Teacher - Maternity Cover
Cobden Primary School, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5LADeadline is today
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS 1 - MPS6
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who
- Has experience of teaching in KS1
- Is knowledgeable about the KS1 curriculum
- Is able to demonstrate outstanding practice in the classroom
- Has a commitment to raising standards
- Can work effectively within a team
- Is able to communicate a passion for learning to pupils and parents
What the school offers its staff
This post is a maternity cover so is temporary from September 2025, but there is potential for a permanent post to become available in future.
Further details about the role
You are strongly encouraged to visit, please contact school for an appointment.
Closing date; Wednesday 23rd April
Shortlisting; Friday 25th April
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 30th April
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Any appointments will be subject to the relevant DBS checks.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@cobden.leeds.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Cobden Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 216 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cobden Primary School website
- Email address
- office@cobden.leeds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01132798079
“Cobden Primary School is a caring community. Adults make sure pupils feel safe and help them if they have a worry.”
Ofsted 2022
Background Information
Age range: 3 to 11 years
Number on roll: 183 pupils + nursery
Cobden Primary is a friendly and welcoming school in Farnley, West Leeds. Disappointingly, on our last inspection we were graded RI but hope this will change during our next visit as we believe we are an amazing school!
Our school has a mixture of open plan and closed teaching areas and is very well resourced. We have sets of ICT resources that can be used within the classroom, a sensory area and an area for therapeutic input.
There are two playgrounds, which have outdoor equipment, and our grounds are very extensive with areas that can be used for sport or to support outdoor learning across the curriculum. Foundation Stage has a self-contained outdoor play area. Each playground has a reading shed and space for quiet activities too.
We have a very strong positive behaviour policy and a supportive, caring ethos. We currently have our own provision for pupils with SEMH issues on site. The staff in Stepping Stones have all been specially trained to provide a high level of pastoral and nurturing support.
Staff Team
The school comprises of Headteacher and 11 Teachers, 16 Teaching Assistants, 1 Family Support Worker, 1 Behaviour Support Worker, 1 Business Manager, 1 Administrator, 1 Superintendent, 1 Facilities Assistant and 3 cleaning staff.
Classroom staff are currently organised as follows:
Teachers
Class Number in Class Support in Key Stage
Foundation Stage Teaching Team 1 N 26 max am and pm 2 Teaching Assistants
1 HLTA
1 R 18
KS1 Teaching Team 1 Y1 26 3 Teaching Assistants
1 HLTA
2 Y2 23
LKS2 Teaching Team 1 Y3 29 2.5 Teaching Assistants
1 Y4 30
UKS2 Teaching Team 1 Y5 29 2 Teaching Assistants
1 Y6 28
Stepping Stones Team 0 5 am
5 pm 1 BSW and 2 Behaviour TAs
Any classes with 2 teachers are job share so 2 teachers doing the equivalent of 1 full time teacher.
The staff team has a good balance of experience, and it is both friendly and supportive. The staff team work hard together to support our pupils, who are polite, friendly and eager to learn. We receive a good level of pupil premium funding that is used to employ our team of highly effective and dedicated support staff.
Arranging a visit to Cobden Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@cobden.leeds.sch.uk.
School location
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