Salary: £29,064 -£31,537 FTE (Actual Salary £21,886 - £23,748)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire – Starbeck Primary Academy
Starbeck Primary Academy, part of Northern Star Academies Trust, are seeking to recruit a Nursery Lead Practitioner (HLTA), to join our team from September 2026.
Founded in the late 1800s the school is steeped in community history and continues to be at the heart of the Starbeck community. With two attractive Victorian buildings and extensive green outdoor areas, we are blessed with wonderful learning environments for our children to begin their education and school-life. We are a good school which is at the heart of the Starbeck Community.
As part of Northern Star Academies Trust, a high-performing multi-academy trust, with schools in Harrogate, Skipton, Bradford and Keighley, we have access to a range of expertise and educational support. Our schools work closely together to ensure that we remain at the forefront of best practice in teaching and learning.
The primary intention of our curriculum is in line with our school vision – Include, Inspire and Achieve. This vision is achieved through our values of Respect, Resilience, Challenge, Inspiration and Self-Belief which are interwoven into the very fabric of everything we do at Starbeck. We ensure that learning is based around engaging and fun topics and themes and in addition to class-based learning, we ensure that there is a whole school entitlement for all children to learn outside the classroom.
We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Nursery Lead Practitioner, with a passion for primary education and child development and the skills, experience and dedication to educate children across our school. If you want to make a difference and are committed to improving life chances for children, we would love to meet you and show you around our fantastic school.
How to Apply
To Apply please visit our online Candidate Portal Every Candidate Portal - View Job Details and fully complete the application form.
Applications must include a completed application form for safeguarding purposes. A CV alone is not sufficient.
Key Dates
Closing date: Monday 29th June 2026
Interview date: To be confirmed
Key Documents
Job Description.pdf
Person Specification.pdf
Letter to Applicant.pdf
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