KS1 and KS2 Teacher

Job title and organisation: KS1 and KS2 Teacher - Castleton Primary School

Salary: ECT Main pay scale

Hours: Full Time

Contract: Permanent

Location: Castleton Primary School

Closing Date: Friday 27 March

Castleton Primary is a forward‑thinking two‑form entry maintained 2‑11 school located in New Wortley, Leeds, with a strong community spirit and a commitment to inclusion. We serve a richly diverse and vibrant community.

Our core values of curiosity, courage, and kindness shape everything we do. We foster a safe, inclusive environment where children feel valued, empowered, and inspired to embrace learning without limits. Our spacious sites include green spaces and two sports pitches, supporting our unique Opal outdoor play provision that encourages creativity and active play.

We are on an exciting journey to further enhance our curriculum, especially focusing on developing a vibrant culture of reading and writing, improving early years provision, and strengthening relational practice to support attendance and well‑being.

We are seeking a KS1 and KS2 teacher who will:

• Embrace and contribute to our relational culture
  , building positive, respectful relationships with children, staff, and families.
• Lead the development of a culture of enthusiasm for reading and writing
  , helping children discover the joy and power of literacy.
• Champion and integrate our Opal outdoor play provision
  , nurturing children’s love of learning through play and exploration.
• Deliver engaging, well‑paced lessons that meet the needs of our diverse learners, including those with special educational needs and English as an additional language.
• Collaborate with colleagues to continually improve teaching and learning, contributing to our ambitious school improvement priorities.
• Inspire children to be curious about the world and courageous in their learning journey.

• A caring and reflective practitioner who believes in the potential of every child.
• Passionate about learning, with creative ideas to inspire children’s curiosity and confidence.
• Committed to relational practice, fostering kindness, respect, and a strong sense of community.
• Skilled at adapting teaching to meet the needs of a diverse cohort of children.
• Eager to grow professionally, open to CPD, coaching, and collaboration.
• Ready to contribute positively to our school ethos, upholding our values of kindness, courage, and curiosity in all you do.

• A welcoming, nurturing environment with a committed, friendly early years team.
• Opportunities to contribute to innovative school improvement priorities, including literacy and curriculum development.
• The chance to make a significant impact in a school dedicated to closing gaps and raising attainment.
• Access to high‑quality training and collaborative professional learning experiences.
• The chance to make a lasting impact on children’s lives in a richly diverse and vibrant community.

We encourage applicants to contact the school to arrange a visit.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences who share our commitment to excellence and inclusion.

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.