Pay Scale: MPS / UPS 

Contract: Full Time Permanent

Start date: 1st September 2025 

‘Pupils benefit from an ambitious and exceptionally well-organised curriculum. From early years, teachers identify essential knowledge for pupils’ next steps. They adapt lessons to support and encourage all pupils, including those with SEND, to deepen their learning’. Ofsted Feb25 

Beechwood is a very successful school on the outskirts of Leeds, with a dynamic and highly effective staff team and an ethos of unrelenting school improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an outstanding Early Years Team, taking responsibility for the teaching of all aspects of the Early Years curriculum in either a Nursery or Reception class, in the first instance, depending on applicants’ skills and experience. 

The successful applicant will have demonstrated the capacity to provide stimulating and effective teaching for pupils in the Early Years Foundation Stage in both the indoor and outdoor environments.  Commitment to an integrated team-based approach is essential.

The staff at Beechwood Primary School are committed to ensuring that all pupils have the right to be in a safe environment at school. 

Staff understand that they have a legal and moral responsibility to safeguard all pupils from harm, discrimination and degrading treatment and to ensure each child’s well-being. 

This responsibility is supported by the adoption of ‘safer recruitment’ practices and procedures, annual Child Protection training for all staff, adherence to the procedures outlined in the school’s Child Protection Policy, the delivery of an extensive PSHCE curriculum and adherence to the school’s behaviour and equal opportunities policies. 

As part of the interview process you will be asked to provide proof of identification in the form of a passport, birth/marriage certificate or driving licence. All candidates are asked to provide two referees, which the school will contact directly. All job offers are subject to a clear Enhanced DBS Disclosure. 

Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the school by appointment. Please contact our school office 0113 2930250

 or email office@beechwoodprimaryschool.co.uk 

All application forms must be returned to office@beechwoodprimaryschool.co.uk

To download the application documents, please follow this link: https://www.beechwoodprimaryschool.co.uk/recruitment-vacancies/

Closing date: 22nd April.2025 noon

Shortlisting:  22.4.25 

Observations: Friday 25th April 2025

Interviews: Monday 28th April 2025

Start Date 1st September 2025

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.

Policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders