Year 2 Teacher

Year 2 Teacher | Permanent Role | Wakefield

Location: Wakefield
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Salary: MPS/UPS Depending on Expeience and Qualifacations

SATs without the stress spiral? Yep, schools like that do exist.

We’re supporting a welcoming primary school in Wakefield looking for a Year 2 Teacher to join their team permanently. This school values creativity, kindness, and teachers who can balance high expectations with plenty of encouragement.

You’ll be joining a settled KS1 team with strong leadership, shared planning support, and children who genuinely enjoy coming to school.

The role includes:

• Full class teaching responsibility in Year 2
• Delivering engaging and well-paced lessons
• Supporting pupils through KS1 assessments with confidence
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and support staff
• Creating a classroom where children feel safe and motivated

You’ll need:

• UK QTS
• Experience teaching KS1
• Strong classroom management skills
• A calm, encouraging approach

Why this school stands out:

• Supportive leadership team
• Excellent behaviour across school
• Strong focus on staff wellbeing
• Opportunities to grow professionally
• Permanent opportunity with stability and progression

Important to know:

We recruit for permanent roles only within this talent pool. Once fully cleared for work, we’ll contact you about suitable permanent opportunities. You won’t be contacted for day-to-day supply work.

Protocol Education benefits:

• Weekly PAYE pay
• FREE CPD Academy access
• Dedicated consultant support
• Local permanent opportunities
• Easy registration process
• Referral rewards scheme

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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