Job Title: Reception Teacher – Wakefield Primary School
Location: Wakefield
Salary: £150–£120 per day (depending on experience)
Contract: Full-time, Long-Term
Start Date: September 2025
Paint, playdough, phonics… and a class full of curious little minds ready to learn.
We’re helping a warm and welcoming primary school in Wakefield find their next Reception teacher—a superstar who’s passionate about early years, loves messy play, and knows how to turn a wobbly first day into a confident first term.
This is a long-term role with a settled EYFS setting and a fantastic support team. Planning is shared, and you’ll be joining a school that genuinely values its teachers.
What’s on offer:
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Full-time Reception class with dedicated TA support
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Shared EYFS planning and continuous provision time
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Beautiful, well-resourced indoor and outdoor areas
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Supportive leadership and a strong pastoral ethos
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Children who arrive each day with wide eyes and muddy knees
We’re looking for someone who:
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Holds UK QTS and experience in EYFS
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Knows the EYFS framework and loves helping children hit those early milestones
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Is big on creativity, play-based learning, and outdoor adventures
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Can build warm, positive relationships with children and parents
Why join Protocol Education?
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Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella companies here)
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FREE CPD including EYFS-specific training
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Your own dedicated consultant who knows Wakefield schools inside out
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Fast-track registration and local bookings
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Thrive training available—boost your appeal with this popular qualification
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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