Reception Class Teacher and EYFS Lead

  • Yorkshire
  • Bradford Grammar School
  • Full-time

Bradford Grammar Junior School is looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Reception Class Teacher and EYFS Lead to start September 2026.

The post will suit a teacher with a minimum of two years’ experience who can inspire and motivate boys and girls within our happy and vibrant school. As a committed and inspiring class teacher, you will be joining a school which offers a lively, challenging and broad-based curriculum.

Candidates should be willing to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school and should have excellent pastoral skills.

The successful candidate will:

· Have relevant classroom teaching experience in Reception (EYFS)

· Demonstrate excellent knowledge of the EYFS statutory framework.

· Deliver high-quality, engaging lessons and continuous provision to meet the needs of every child.

· Build warm, supportive relationships with children and their families.

· Work collaboratively as part of a collegial Junior School team.

· As EYFS Lead, you will provide professional guidance, contribute to whole-school strategy, and ensure high standards of practice across the EYFS.

Bradford Grammar School is a leading independent school where staff and pupils aspire to excellence in all they do. Our values - Excellence, Opportunity and Happiness - are evident in the classroom, across the wider curriculum, and in the daily life of the school community.

https://www.bradfordgrammar.com/junior-school


Further details and an application form are available on our website

Enhanced annual salary scales above the state sector and the School offers a ‘hybrid’ pension providing Defined Contribution (DC) Pension Scheme.

Applications should be submitted by 8 February 2026

Interviews will be held 27 February 2026

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975

Successful applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory employment references.

Further Information

https://bradfordgrammarrecruit.carvalhr.co.uk/Vacancy.aspx?V=127

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Keighley Road, Bradford, BD9 4JP

  • 575 Day Boys (6-18)
  • 486 Day Girls (6-18)
  • HMC, IAPS, ISC

01274 542492 bradfordgrammar.com

Closing Date: 08 February 2026