Vacancies 

Deputy Headteacher 

Start Date: September 2025               Pay scale: L2- L6 (£51,280- £56,593)

Contract Type: Fulltime/ Permanent

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 4^th March at 12.00 noon            

Shortlisting Date: Friday 7^th March 2025       

Interview Date: Monday 17^th & Tuesday 18^th March 2025

About Primrose Lane

Primrose Lane is a community primary school with 200 children aged 3-11. Our school is close to the centre of Boston Spa, an attractive rural village located on the outskirts of Leeds. Primrose Lane is proud of its reputation as a caring and successful school focused on learning and individual achievement. Primrose Lane is part of Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership, a group of local schools who work together to ensure consistently high standards of teaching and learning across the partnership. School leaders and governors from each school work together to provide ‘critical friendship’, collaboration and professional development opportunities for all staff and governors.

The school is on an exciting journey of school development following our most recent Ofsted (December 2023). With the substantive Headteacher now in post, the governors are seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher who can support the Headteacher to drive forward rapid school improvement.  

The Deputy Headteacher will play an integral role in the overall strategic leadership and management of the school, supporting with building a school culture that is nurturing and rigorous. The successful candidate will share responsibility for the day-to-day management of the school responding to the needs of children and staff. They will be our dedicated Personal Development lead working closely with the Headteacher to develop outstanding and inclusive teaching and learning practice which will ensure all pupils make the required progress and realise their potential.

Deputy Headteacher job summary

Important qualities in our new Deputy Head:

• An excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations of all pupil groups.
• Passionate about teaching and learning and can motivate and enthuse pupils and colleagues.
• Nurturing whilst setting high expectations, along with the Headteacher creating a positive culture for the holistic development of all children. 
• The ability to engage in difficult conversations in a productive and professional manner.
• Proven track record in building a close and productive partnership with parents and the wider community. 
• Promote and maintain a culture of high expectations for all staff.
• Have a fair, positive and calm approach to ensure all pupils meet high expectations of excellent behaviour.
• A pro- active subject leader with experience of effective subject leadership.
• Committed to equity and inclusion recognising the excitingly diverse world children will be part of.  
• A good understanding of how a school supports children’s development beyond the academic.
• Positive, motivating, confident, inspiring, and fun!

We can offer you:

• A friendly school that is a happy and healthy place to learn and work.
• A strong commitment to continuous professional development including working in partnership with Roundhay School and the the Wharfe Valley Learning Partnership
• The chance to be part of a school that is passionate about inspiring our pupils and enabling them to reach their full potential.
• A chance to be a part of a caring and nurturing environment with an exciting vision for the future
• A commitment to support you and your professional development.

The successful applicant will become part of a team that is enthusiastically driving the school forward. We are a warm, inclusive school with strong ethos, a sense of community and a commitment to excellence for all children in our care. We aim to ensure that our children feel safe, happy and achieve their potential as a unique individual and as a learner.

If you are an inspiring leader with a passion for Personal Development and are committed to making a lasting difference in the lives of our pupils, we would love to hear from you.

We welcome visits to our school; please contact the school office to arrange, either by email info@primroselane.leeds.sch.uk or by phone 01937 842 667.

Deputy Headteacher Application Pack 

Application Form 

SEND Teaching Assistant 

Start Date: ASAP        Pay scale: A1- B1                                                              

Contract Type: Fulltime- temporary

Part time options maybe available

Application Closing Date: Friday 14^th February at 12.00 noon         

Shortlisting and interviews week commencing 24^th February 2025

We require a capable and experienced SEND Teaching Assistant

Primrose Lane Primary School currently have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to join the team as a SEND Teaching Assistant, supporting teaching staff with responsibility for the development and educational provision of learners.

We are looking for a motivated and engaging Teaching Assistant, who has experience working 1:1 with a child within the classroom environment. Understanding and experience of managing children who have behaviour, social and emotional difficulties as well as children with Autistic Spectrum tendencies would be an advantage.

The successful candidate should show enthusiasm and commitment, and have effective communication skills with children, parents and colleagues to establish sound relationships.

At Primrose Lane we believe that behaviour is communication. We are looking to appoint someone who is kind, caring and nurturing to work closely with a child to support them to feel happy in school.

Working hours are: SEN TA 31.25 per week (Mon-Fri), term time only

Part - time hours could be available

Closing date for applications is Friday 14^th February  

Interviews will be held week commencing 24^th February

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Out of School Club Playworker

Closing Date: 16th February 

To start as soon as possible 

Salary: A3 £11.79 - £11.98 per hour (term time only) 

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Please send completed application forms to info@primroselane.leeds.sch.uk