Job title and organisation: Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) - Shadwell Primary School
Salary: MPS 3-6
Hours: 3 days per week
Contract: Fixed Term
Location: Shadwell Primary School, Main Street, Leeds LS17 8JF
Closing Date and Time: Friday 10 October at 12 noon
If you’re passionate about education and looking to make a meaningful contribution in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Shadwell Primary is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher to join our team, on a fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave, working 3 days per week from 1st January 2026 to 31st July 2026 with the potential to extend.
Our school is in a beautiful semi-rural setting, just a few miles from central Leeds and is the heart is a supportive village community. We are proud to live our vision of inspiring inclusive community and look forward to welcoming a new colleague who shares our values.
As part of a small, primary federation, we benefit from strong collaborative working practices that support professional development and help reduce workload.
We expect the best from our children and ourselves and are looking for a new colleague who:
- Is able to provide high standards of teaching and has a commitment to their own development
- Will be based in Year 3
- Has high expectations of pupil’s attainment, behaviour and well-being
- Is professional and passionate about teaching and learning for all children
- Who will work collaboratively and supportively as part of our whole staff team
In return, we can offer:
- Wonderful children who are brilliantly behaved, wonderfully motivated and encouraged by their supportive parents
- A commitment to your professional development
- A new and highly committed leadership team
- A child-centred learning environment
- A school which is described as warm, welcoming and supportive by those who come and work with us
Interested candidates are warmly welcome to come and visit our school. Please contact the school office so we can arrange a suitable time.
Closing date for applications is Friday 10th October at noon.
Interviews will be held on Friday 17th October 2026.
Application packs and more information can be found on our school website
Safeguarding Statement
Bramham & Shadwell Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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