About this Role

Yorkswood Primary School is on an ambitious journey of rapid transformation. Our community deserves an outstanding school, and with a visionary leadership team in place, we are determined to deliver it. We are looking for the next generation of ambitious Early Career Teachers (ECTs) to join us at this exciting time of innovation and growth.

We are moving away from traditional, high-stakes classroom monitoring. Instead, we invest heavily in our staff through a robust culture of instructional coaching, deliberate practice, and evidence-informed research. If you want to start your career in an environment where professional development is treated as a science, Yorkswood is where you belong.

• School: Yorkswood Primary School

• Salary Scale: Main Pay Range (MPR)

• Contract Type: Fixed Term (One year initially)

• Working Pattern: Full-time

What We Offer You:

• Elite Professional Growth: A bespoke induction program featuring regular instructional coaching to rapidly refine your craft.

• Protected Time: 10% protected PPA time in your first year to protect your workload and give you space to plan effectively.

• Expert mentoring and support: Weekly mentoring with our Teaching and Learning Leader.

• Collaboration: Direct support and networking with peers across the Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust.

• Wellbeing Focus: Access to trust wellbeing initiatives, including one fully paid Staff Wellbeing Day per year.

Who We Are Looking For:

• An ambitious professional with high expectations for pupil behavior, learning, and routines.

• A deeply coachable mindset—someone who welcomes regular feedback and is eager to develop.

• An intellectual curiosity regarding cognitive science and evidence-backed teaching methodologies.

We encourage you to visit our school before applying.

Safeguarding

Robin Hood MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff, including those within our Central Team, to share this commitment and to maintain a vigilant and safe environment across all our academies.

This post is considered "regulated activity" (or involves regular access to our school sites) and is therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS check with a check of the Children’s Barred List. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

In line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we will conduct an online search on all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence process. We will discuss any information flagged during this process with the candidate during the interview stage before making a final recruitment decision.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Recruitment of Ex Offenders Policy are attached. You are encouraged to read these policies prior to applying to work for us.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Terms and conditions

• RHMAT is a Living Wage employer.

• Includes one Staff Wellbeing Day.