Teacher 0.5 FTE

Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career and leadership pathways

EDD Framework

Up to 10 non-pupil days per year

Teachers’ Pension

Relocation package up to £3,000

Ark Rewards discounts

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Halfpenny Lane Primary School in Wakefield is seeking a motivated Primary Teacher to join our team. The role welcomes both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers to deliver effective, engaging teaching in a supportive KS1 environment.

You will use high-quality resources, maintain high expectations and ensure every child is supported to achieve their best. Plan and deliver lessons, assess progress and model positive behaviour while upholding safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering engaging KS1 lessons.
• Ability to assess and track pupil progress.
• Commitment to safeguarding and inclusive teaching.
• Open to both experienced teachers and ECTs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons
• Assess and track pupil progress
• Maintain an inclusive, welcoming learning environment
• Model positive behaviour and uphold safeguarding standards

Skills

Nurturing confident learners

Clear professional communicator

Job description

Are you passionate about education and eager to make a lasting impact on young minds?

Do you have a proven track record of inspiring a love for learning in your students?

If so, we want to hear from you!

About the role

Halfpenny Lane Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic and committed Primary Teacher to join our team.

This role is open to both experienced teachers and Early Career Teacher (ECTs) who are ready to deliver effective, engaging teaching and help pupils make string progress in a supportive Key Stage 1 environment

You will use high-quality resources, maintain high expectations and ensure every child is supported to achieve their very best.

Contract details

1. Permanent contract
2. 0.5 FTE

What we’re looking for

1. A teacher who nurtures confident, independent learners
2. Someone who creates engaging learning opportunities for all pupils
3. A positive team player who enjoys working collaboratively
4. A clear, professional communicator with pupils, staff and parents

Key responsibilities

1. Plan and deliver engaging lessons
2. Assess and track pupil progress
3. Maintain an inclusive, welcoming learning environment
4. Model positive behaviour and uphold safeguarding standards

About Halfpenny Lane Primary School

We are proud to be recognised for exceptional academic standards, both locally and nationally:

1. One of the leading primary schools in the Wakefield district (2024)
2. Ranked in the top 5% of schools nationally for pupil progress
3. Featured in The Times Top 500 Primary Schools (2024) – placed 105th nationally (top 1%)
4. Rated Outstanding in all five judgement areas by Ofsted (November 2024)

We are equally proud of our exceptional staff culture. In the 2025 Edurio staff survey:

1. 88% of staff said they would recommend Halfpenny Lane as a good place to work
2. 98% said they would recommend the school to parents as a good place to learn

Visit our school website to learn more about Halfpenny Lane Primary School.

School visits

We warmly welcome potential candidates to visit our school. This is a great opportunity to explore our facilities, meet our staff and experience our vibrant community. We look forward to welcoming you and answering any questions you may have. Please contact us at [e-mail] or on 01977 703270 to arrange this.

What can we offer you?

Be part of a team that values your growth, wellbeing and work-life balance. We offer a supportive environment with benefits designed to help you thrive including:

1. Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities
2. Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing
3. Enhanced professional development entitlement with up to 10 non-pupil days per year
4. Generous employer pension (Teachers’ Pension)
5. Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance
6. Relocation packages of up to £3,000
7. Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest‑free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests.
8. Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters)

About Us

There are 34,000 students learning in our network of 48 schools across Birmingham, Hastings, London, Pontefract and Portsmouth. We’ve always believed that, with the right approach, every child has the potential to succeed. We work in the communities where we can make the biggest difference to children’s lives, and all our schools are non‑selective.

It works: our schools achieve great results – significantly outperforming national averages, especially when it comes to driving progress – the best measure for ‘closing the gap’.

We take what we learn in our schools to develop new solutions and approaches that we can share. Over the last two decades, we have developed and incubated more than 20 projects and programmes, supporting them to scale and achieve systemic impact on the life chances of all children. Over 300,000 children currently learn using an Ark curriculum and our Ark Start nurseries are demonstrating a new model for early years education that we hope will become the norm.

Further information

Contact us on 01977 703270 or email [e-mail]

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments,

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.