Salary: MPS/UPS
Contract Type: Part-Time (0.5 Job Share)
Contract Term: Temporary (One year in the first instance)
Working Pattern: Tuesday PM, Thursday, and Friday
Closing Date: Friday 19th June 2026 at 12pm
Interviews: Thursday 25th June 2026
Job Starts: September 2026
We are looking for a brilliant, experienced teacher to come and be a part of the Kirkstall Valley Primary School community, working with our Year 3 class. This post is a 0.5 job share, temporary for one year in the first instance, commencing in September 2026. The working pattern for this role will be Tuesday afternoon, Thursday, and Friday.
Kirkstall Valley is a very popular, vibrant, multi-cultural, inner-city school in Burley, Leeds 4. At our most recent OFSTED inspection, our school achieved the expected standard across the board, alongside a strong standard for inclusion, personal development and wellbeing, and achievement. This fantastic outcome perfectly reflects our tagline of ‘the small school with the big heart’.
We are looking for a passionate teacher who:
•has experience of working at KS2;
•wants to make a positive difference to the lives of our children;
•is an inspiring and creative teacher;
•is able to bring energy, vision and talent to our school;
•is able to see each child as an individual and be an advocate for their success;
•has effective classroom management strategies;
•will work effectively as part of a team within a classroom and throughout school;
•can contribute to the wider life of our school community.
Please note: We are not able to consider ECTs for this position.
We can offer you:
•a school where the vision and ethos supports and promotes wellbeing and safeguarding;
•a happy, supportive and friendly staff team;
•fantastic children;
•a highly dedicated and supportive leadership team who are totally committed to raising standards and improving lives for children;
•the chance to make a real difference.
We strongly encourage you to visit the school prior to making an application. You are warmly invited to call school and arrange a meeting and tour of school with the Headteacher to find out more about the post and see for yourself why Kirkstall Valley Primary School is a wonderful place to work!
This appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of children, and expects our staff to share this commitment.
Safeguarding Statement
Our school, Kirkstall Valley Primary School, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its pupils. We believe all staff and visitors have an important and unique role to play in child protection. We believe: •Schools can contribute to the prevention of abuse. •All children have the right to be protected from harm. •Children need support which matches their individual needs, including those who may have experienced abuse. The following sets out how our school will try to fulfil local and national responsibilities as laid out in the following documents:- •Education Leeds composite file ‘Child Protection: Information and Procedures for Schools’ (2004) •Working Together to Safeguard Children (DfES 2006) •Safeguarding Children & Safer Recruitment in Education (DfES 2007) •Leeds Safeguarding Children Board Procedures (2007) •Children Act 1989 (as amended 2004 Section 52) •Education Act 2002 s175 Overall Aims To contribute to the prevention of abusive experiences in the following ways: •Clarifying standards of behaviour for staff and pupils. •Introducing appropriate work within the curriculum. •Developing staff awareness of the causes of abuse. •Encouraging pupils and parental participation in practice. •Addressing concerns at the earliest possible stage. To contribute to the protection of our pupils in the following ways: •Including appropriate work within the curriculum. •Implementing child protection policies and procedures. •Working in partnership with pupils, parents and agencies. To contribute to supporting our pupils in the following ways: •Identifying individual needs where possible. •Designing plans to meet needs.