Class Teacher - Mount Pleasant Primary School

Kirklees Council; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Pleasant Primary School is seeking a dedicated Class Teacher for a fixed-term role from September 2025 to August 2026. The ideal candidate will inspire children and work collaboratively within a committed team, ensuring an inclusive and effective learning environment. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a well-regarded school focused on continuous improvement and community engagement.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive and friendly staff

Inclusive community school

Qualifications

• Excellent understanding of child development.
• Strong commitment to team-working.
• Passionate about children’s learning and welfare.

Responsibilities

• Inspiring and creative teaching.
• Motivating children to reach their full potential.
• Collaborating with parents and staff to raise standards.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Enthusiasm

Flexibility

Job description

Class Teacher - Mount Pleasant Primary School

Organisation Schools

Directorate Primary Schools

Service Area Mount Pleasant Primary School

Hours Full Time

Number of Jobs 1

Location(s) Mount Street, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3QP

Position type Temporary

Length of contract Fixed term (September 2025-August 2026)

Grade MPS

MPS

Mount Pleasant Primary School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic,creative, talented and dedicated Class Teacher to join our motivated, friendly and highly professional team. We are happy to support applicants with their preferred key stage.

We have consistently been graded as a ’Good’ school (including our most recent Ofsted Nov 2022); hence, we are keen to build upon our effective practice and move forward in our journey to excellence. We moved into our brand-new school building (November 2017), and since have continued to improve our facilities and resources even further, demonstrating our commitment to provide the very best for our pupils. We are an exciting, diverse, inclusive and friendly school with a community of wonderful professionals working together to achieve the very best outcomes and experiences for our pupils; as such, this is a fantastic opportunity for the successful candidate.

We are seeking to appoint an inspiring, and creative teacher with an excellent understanding of child development, and who is strongly committed to a team-working approach to school improvement.

We can offer:

• A welcoming inclusive community school where every child matters.
• Enthusiasticand well-behaved children who are keen to learn and achieve.
• Parents/carers who are keen to work in partnership to raise standards.
• A highly committed, supportive, friendly and hardworking staff and governors.
• A strong leadership team who are fully committed to your professional development
• A school that is proud of the diverse community which it serves

In return, we are looking for:

• Commitment, passion and enthusiasm to motivate children and practitioners to reach their full potential and raise standards.
• An excellent teacher, passionate about children’s learning and welfare and with high expectations for all learners.
• Full support of the ethos, educational vision, policies and direction of the school
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Enthusiasm and flexibility
  
  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staffare subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We welcome visits to the school to showcase our excellent facilities. Please phone [phone], to book a visit on choose from the pre-selected dates and times. Also, please visit our website at www.mountpleasantschool.co.uk for further information, especially to watch the school video and anthem which gives a flavour of our amazing school.

Interested applicants are asked to submit an application form, including a letter of application, advising how they meet the requirements of the position, and posted to the school, marked for the attention of the Headteacher, or emailed to [e-mail] by

Monday 7th July at 9.00 am. You will receive a confirmation email that your application has come through.

Interviews to be held on Tuesday 8th July 2025.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.