Job title and organisation: Class Teacher - SENCO - Westwood Primary School
Salary: MPS / UPS
Hours: Full time, Term time only
Contract: Permanent
Location: Bodmin Garth, Leeds, LS10 4NU
Closing Date and Time: Monday 11th May 2026
Westwood Primary School is an exciting place to work. It is a consistently good school as graded in its most recent Ofsted December 2023. The Headteacher and senior leadership team are proud to lead such a highly performing, well respected and inclusive school.
Westwood Primary is an innovative, forward-thinking school full of creativity and fun. The staff and children are passionate about the school creating a warm and welcoming environment.
We are looking to appoint a talented teacher who is passionate about working with children who each have a range of complex needs and communication and interaction difficulties within a mainstream primary school. The successful candidate will be the class teacher of a small nurture classroom (approximately 10 children) with a high staff to child ratio supported by a highly experienced SENCo.
What we are looking for;
- Passion for working with children with special educational needs
- Ability to create engaging and personalised learning experiences
- High expectations for yourself and your pupils
- A creative and flexible approach to teaching and learning
- Skills in teamwork, communication and classroom leadership
- Positivity, energy and a strong sense of commitment
- Experience of complex needs teaching is an advantage but not essential – we provide high-quality training and ongoing professional development.
We can offer you...
- A happy, motivated and friendly staff team
- Fantastic children with brilliant attitudes and excellent behaviour
- A highly dynamic and driven leadership team with a passion for raising standards and improving the lives of children
- A curriculum centred around first hand experiences and with a highly creative focus
- Brilliant career and professional development opportunities
Appointments are made subject to a satisfactory DBS and suitable references. If you require any further information,
please feel free to browse our website. Please email applications to, Ramseyc@westwoodprimaryschool.org
Closing date: Monday 11th May 2026
Interviews: Friday 15th May 2026
Visits to the school are encouraged and are scheduled for the following dates:
Thursday 30th April @ 9:30am
Thursday 7th May @ 3:30pm
Visits to the school are encouraged, please contact the school to arrange a time
Westwood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be made subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check, and medical clearance from the LCC Occupational Health service
As an applicant it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, schools and colleges if you are barred from engaging in such activity. In line with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines, you will be asked to complete your self-declaration at shortlisting stage.
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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