Year 5 Teacher | Permanent Roles | September Start | Leeds & Wakefield
Locations: Leeds & Wakefield
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Salary: MPS/UPS depending on experience
Looking for a school that respects your experience and lets you actually teach?
We’re recruiting Year 5 Teachers for welcoming and forward-thinking primary schools across Leeds and Wakefield starting this September. These are permanent opportunities in schools where staff wellbeing matters, leadership is approachable, and planning meetings don’t feel like endurance events.
The role includes:
* Teaching a settled Year 5 class
* Delivering engaging and challenging KS2 lessons
* Preparing pupils for Upper KS2 transition
* Working alongside supportive KS2 teams
* Helping pupils grow in confidence and independence
We’d love to hear from teachers who:
* Hold UK QTS
* Have KS2 teaching experience
* Build strong classroom relationships quickly
* Bring enthusiasm, structure, and creativity into lessons
Why these roles work:
* Permanent contracts and long-term stability
* Supportive and experienced leadership teams
* Positive school cultures with strong behaviour systems
* Opportunities for subject leadership and progression
What happens after registration?
Once you’re fully cleared for work, we’ll contact you regarding suitable permanent opportunities only. No day-to-day supply calls while you’re halfway through making tea.
Protocol Education benefits:
* Weekly PAYE pay
* FREE CPD Academy access
* Dedicated consultant support
* Referral reward scheme
* Opportunities across Leeds, Wakefield, and surrounding areas
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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