Primary Teacher - North Site (Tinshill)

Springwell Leeds Academy Teacher (Primary) North Site - Tinshill Salary: MPS/UPS + SEN point Start date April 2026 Do you want to make a real difference to some of the most vulnerable students in the city? Work at a state of the art specialist SEMH provisions? Move away from the restrictions of a mainstream pathway? Have a passion for creative teaching and to be allowed the space to develop individuals with a more flexible curriculum than mainstream? Be part of a school judged as good in all areas by OFSTED? We require an exceptional teacher for our Primary Zone, who are passionate about providing the best possible education and care for vulnerable students. You will have a class of up to 10 children, with two highly trained teaching assistants. We are one school across three sites across the city, forming an all through special school from key stage 1 to key stage 4 - as such, there is great potential for support, professional development and promotion. You will have experienced teachers both on site and across the city to enable a network of collaboration and sharing of best practice. We operate in line with best practice in an SEMH provision; we have a nurturing curriculum model with significant investment in therapeutic and wrap-around support for our students. We work with commissioned services to offer our children and staff access to counselling, occupational therapy, educational psychology and more. The position would suit a teacher with a proven track record of exceptional practice, who is able to work with vulnerable pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). The role would suit an individual who is passionate about making a real difference to students’ life chances and supporting them in achieving their potential in essential life skills. The ability to be creative and use imaginative flair to engage is essential, along with having exceptional levels of resilience, drive and high expectations to inspire students to achieve. About us Unconditional Positive Regard is at the centre of what we do and we have created an academy that is welcoming, caring, safe, warm and believes that all its pupils can be supported and empowered to succeed. We are a Trauma Informed School and we operate a restorative culture in all that we do. We create individual and personalised pathways for our students that are built around their varied needs which will help them achieve positive outcomes and prepare them for their onward destinations into continuing education, work or training. In order to achieve this, we have developed a curriculum that provides opportunities for academic progression as well as vocational learning, whilst being engaging, creative, and innovative. We see strong relationships as the key to our success - with students, parents, carers and the wider community - we ensure that our academies are welcoming safe places for children to learn and prosper. We believe in working closely