Classroom Teacher / EYFS Lead

Permanent and full time Salary MPS/UPS + TLR 3a Required from 1 September 2026 The Governors wish to appoint an inspirational Lead Teacher (EYFS) committed to excellence, who is able to inspire and motivate pupils and has high expectations of their achievement and behaviour. You will be an experienced EYFS teacher who will lead and manage the Early Years phase, ensuring high standards of teaching, learning and outcomes for all pupils. The post attracts a temporary TLR3a to reflect the increased responsibilities involved in establishing a school‑based nursery provision. What we are we looking: support the Catholic ethos of our school be an excellent EYFS classroom practitioner with evidence of good or outstanding teaching have experience of working across the Early Years age range strong knowledge of the EYFS framework demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate and inspire others have strong communication and interpersonal skills be innovative, creative, forward thinking and work collaboratively within our team have high expectations of children of all groups and abilities engage and motivate children to learn be committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for all children show initiative, resilience and a collaborative approach be cheerful and friendly and build positive relationships with children, staff and parents be committed to children’s welfare and safeguarding have a fair, positive and calm approach to ensure pupils meet high expectations of excellent behaviour What we can offer: a strong Catholic ethos a friendly, happy school that lives by its vision statement, ‘Live, love and learn with the Lord’ happy children with exemplary standards of behaviour a welcoming and caring environment where everyone is valued supportive parents, Academy Council and parish community a strong commitment to continuous professional development the support and guidance of governors, Diocese of Leeds and the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust For further information, please contact Sheila Flynn, our Office Manager at the school on 0113 2677532 . Visits to the school are encouraged, by appointment through the school office. Closing Date: Thursday 14 May 2026, 12 noon Interviews: Tuesday 19 May 2026 The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion. Holy Name is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-eith