Job title and organisation: Part Time Classroom Teacher - Castleford Trust
Salary: MP1 - MP6 £31,650 - £43,606 (FTE)
Hours: 16.5
Contract: Temporary
Location: Castleford Park Junior Academy, Medley Street, WF10 4BB
Closing Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025
Classroom Teacher, part time 0.6FTE
We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our friendly and supportive team from January 2026.This is a temporary maternity cover position, working three days per week (Monday to Wednesday) until 17th July 2026.
Castleford Park Junior Academy is part of the Castleford Multi-Academy Trust – and rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. Our dedicated team of professionals deliver high quality education for over four hundred 7-11 year-old pupils in the Castleford community. We are committed to establishing excellent standards, continue to set our expectations high and want to add to our creative, dedicated and talented team of staff. The successful candidate will be offered bespoke, high-quality training from our widening network of Academies and from excellent practitioners within our Academy. We also work frequently with a range of specialist providers both to develop forward-thinking pedagogy and to ensure that our children’s experiences at school are memorable and engaging. Our well-behaved children relish these opportunities and are eager to learn in the positive, friendly environment that we foster.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a sound understanding of the curriculum and assessment for KS2
- Be an inspirational and creative teacher, willing to experiment with innovative practices
- Work well as part of a team and also as an individual
- Be able to communicate well, with good interpersonal skills
- Have teaching experience of KS2
- Demonstrate high expectation of achievement and behaviour
- Have the commitment to drive and raise achievement
- Have a commitment to working in partnership with parents and the wider community
- Have a commitment to academic reading and research
In return we will offer:
- Bespoke, continuous professional development opportunities
- Happy and enthusiastic pupils who are keen to learn
- A hard working, friendly team of staff and Governors
- Supportive parents
- Opportunities to work closely with teams and specialists across the Multi Academy Trust
- A forward-thinking school committed to research and continual development
Closing Date: Tuesday 11th November 2025
Interviews: Friday 21st November 2025
Visits to our Academy are warmly welcomed, please contact Liam Booth, Interim Headteacher on 01977 518959 to arrange a time.
Application forms can be downloaded from the Castleford Trust website. Castleford Academy Trust - Vacancies. Completed application forms to be returned to the school via post or emailed to lbooth@pjacademy.net.
Castleford Park Junior Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to DBS checks and satisfactory references.
Applicant requirements: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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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