Closing Date: Sunday 16^th March 2025, 23:59
Interview date: Tuesday 1^st April 2025
Start Date: September 2025

Are you an exceptional practitioner looking to make a positive difference to the lives of children within EYFS and KS1?

This is a rare opportunity to work in our wonderful village school with the unique experience of working in an English Hub while being the face of a Little Wandle Champion School.

About us

Lealholm Primary School is an incredible place to work. You will join our exceptional team as we strive to provide an inspiring and diverse education for our pupils.

We pride ourselves in creating a magical environment for children to learn and grow, putting reading at the centre of everything we do. Our breathtaking location is reflected in our bespoke curriculum offer: the river is at the heart of our curriculum while our farming enhancement programme means we visit many local farms and provide a broad curriculum that meets the needs of our local community.

We are proud to be part of the Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust (YEAT) alongside Castleton, Glaisdale, Oakridge, Airy Hill and West Cliff in Whitby. Our collaborative approach to planning with the other YEAT schools ensures that children are getting the very best in teaching and learning.

Lealholm and the wider YEAT Trust is highly supportive, plus our teachers benefit from our highly skilled Teaching Assistants who play a vital role in school life.

The DFE English Hub

‘Nurturing confident, life-long readers to achieve, regardless of background or starting point.’

As the home of the Yorkshire Endeavour English Hub – one of the founding nationally designated English Hubs – our staff receive the best CPD from the Hub’s Literacy Specialists ensuring we maintain and build upon our excellence in this subject. The hub supports many schools with the aim for all children to achieve the best possible outcomes in early reading. As the base of the Hub, Lealholm must continue to lead the way ensuring that not only do we promote a love of reading in our pupils but that 90% children pass the year 1 phonics screening check.

You will be/possess:

• A skilled professional who has an engaging and dynamic style of teaching
• Someone who has the drive and ambition to make sure our children achieve their very best and maintain the high standards of English teaching expected in an English Hub and Little Wandle Champion School
• Someone with the confidence to model teaching of early reading to colleagues from all over the country
• The ambition to be or previous experience as a leader of reading
• A teacher with passion for primary education who will embrace working and teaching in our school
• Someone who truly wants to make a difference to the lives of young children

We can offer you:

• A warm, happy school where we value everyone and have a philosophy of kindness and support for each other
• Happy and enthusiastic children
• A school with exciting and attractive learning environments, including extensive outdoor spaces
• A leadership team who welcome fresh ideas and a sense of teamwork
• A full induction programme with our administration team
• Opportunity for career progression and development

Queries/visits

Informal chats about the role are welcomed and encouraged. For queries or to arrange a call or visit with the Headteacher, Ben Russell, please contact Chloe Bullen on 01609 536 964 or via NYES.Resourcing@northyorks.gov.uk

Chloe has been engaged to support us with recruiting to this exciting opportunity.

Visit Slots

Please contact Chloe to book your visit, please note that other candidates may be present.

Application Process

Please apply via NYC Jobs

Please contact us if you need an application form in a different format.

Unfortunately we do not accept CVs.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment at the school. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Please note this post is in regulated activity and exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS criminal records and barred list check for work with children. An online search may be undertaken as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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