The Governing Board wish to appoint a talented and highly motivated class teacher to join our amazing school, judged 'Good' by OFSTED in 2022 and ‘Outstanding’ for Early Years.

This post will be situated in either KS1 or KS2 (depending on experience) and is suitable for ECTs and/or experienced practitioners who are looking for an exciting challenge in a new school setting.

We have permanent and fixed term maternity leave cover available. 

We are looking for someone who:

• Is looking for a teaching position in a fantastic, supportive school where you can start or build upon your teaching career.
• Delivers and promotes excellent standards of achievement.
• Is prepared to be innovative and take well supported risks to achieve the best possible outcomes for our children.
• Is a confident, creative practitioner embracing an inclusive education to a diverse pupil population.
• Is able to inspire children and colleagues to achieve their full potential.
• Understands target driven achievement and is self-reflective.
• Is keen to work with leaders to drive school improvement from within the team.
• Is looking for a new and exciting challenge; is eager to initiate whole school projects and who is keen to contribute significantly to the future success of our school.

We can offer you:

• A dedicated leadership team who will support and develop you.
• Two enthusiastic teachers to work alongside you in your year group.
• Well-behaved children who are excited to learn.
• Friendly, welcoming staff who work well as a team.
• Supportive families who want to work with you.
• A thorough Early Career Framework programme to ensure you reach your full potential, developing recent ECTs.
• Opportunities for experienced teachers to join various successful middle leadership courses and access CPD through Leeds City Council and our LEODIS and NOCTUA partnerships. 

Beeston Primary School is a large three form entry school with over 700 pupils including a large nursery setting. We are situated close to Elland Road Stadium and are proud of our links with the Leeds United Foundation. 

We had our last Ofsted inspection in 2022 where we were judged 'good' in all areas and are proud to have been judged ‘outstanding’ for our Early Years provision. 

We strongly encourage you to visit our school and meet senior leaders and children prior to submitting your application. We also suggest that you familiarise yourself with our school website to provide you with a greater insight into life at our school. 

We are conducting small group and/or individual visits around school on the following dates:

• Wednesday 26th March at 3.45pm
• Thursday 27th March at 9.15am & 3.30pm
• Friday 28th March at 9.15am
• Monday 31st March at 9.15am & 3.30pm
• Tuesday 1st April at 9.15am & 3.30pm 

To book on to one of the tours of the school, please contact our School Business Manager, Mrs Oxley using the details below:

Email: oxleyj@beestonprimary.org

Phone: 0113 2716978

Please visit: https://www.beestonprimaryschool.co.uk/vacancies/ for the recruitment pack, job description and application form.

Closing date: Friday 18th April 2025 at 9am

Shortlisting: Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Recruitment days: Monday 28th April and Friday 2nd May 2025 

Completed applications should be emailed to oxleyj@beestonprimary.org

Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments made are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history and an on-line search will be conducted.  This includes only information publicly available on-line.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion and want a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds. 

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - 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 and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

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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