Supply Primary Teacher - Leeds - September Start
Job description
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Are you a qualified primary teacher looking for a better work-life balance this upcoming academic year?
Do you want the freedom to choose when and where you teach without the burden of endless lesson planning and marking?
Ready to make a real impact across a variety of vibrant primary schools in Leeds this September?
At Randstad Education, we believe teaching should fit around your life, not the other way around. We are currently looking for adaptable, passionate, and energetic Primary School Teachers to join our supply pool in Leeds for the new term.
Whether you are an Early Career Teacher (ECT) looking to gain diverse classroom experience, or a seasoned educator wanting to step away from the pressures of a permanent role, supply teaching with Randstad offers the ultimate classroom variety without taking the work home with you.
Your Role in the Classroom-
Deliver Engaging Lessons: Step into classrooms across EYFS, KS1, or KS2 and confidently deliver pre-planned lessons that keep pupils motivated and on track.
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Classroom Management: Use your skills to maintain a positive, focused, and welcoming atmosphere, keeping behavioural expectations high.
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Adaptability: Hit the ground running in different school environments, tailoring your style to suit the unique needs of each class.
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Safeguarding: Maintain a strict commitment to the safety, welfare, and safeguarding of all children.
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Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised UK teaching qualification.
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Proven experience teaching the UK National Curriculum.
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A flexible, patient, and nurturing approach to learning.
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An Enhanced DBS check registered on the Update Service (or the willingness to apply for a new one through us).
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The right to work in the UK.
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Ultimate Flexibility: Complete control over your schedule. Choose your own working days and manage your availability seamlessly through our dedicated app.
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Competitive Pay: Enjoy highly competitive daily rates paid safely and securely every week via PAYE-no hidden umbrella company fees.
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Dedicated Local Support: Benefit from a specialist, Leeds-based consultant who knows the West Yorkshire school market inside out and will actively match you with the right schools.
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Refer-a-Friend Perks: Earn £300 in shopping vouchers for every teacher or teaching assistant you successfully recommend to us.
Our application process is simple, and our local team is here to handle the compliance checks so you are fully cleared and ready to start this September.
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Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your CV with your QTS qualification and the key stages you cover (EYFS, KS1, KS2) — the advert lists these as the core classroom contexts.
📊 Quantify your classroom experience: e.g. "Delivered supply cover across 8 Leeds primary schools in one academic year, maintaining positive behaviour in classes of up to 32 pupils."
🎯 Add a dedicated 'Safeguarding' line to your CV noting your Enhanced DBS registration on the Update Service — the advert flags this as a strict requirement.
🌐 Highlight your adaptability with concrete examples: number of schools covered, range of year groups taught, or how quickly you integrated into new settings.
🤝 Mention PAYE employment history clearly — Randstad pays via PAYE and this signals straightforward compliance; note any previous agency supply work to reinforce familiarity with the model.
Suggested CV bullets
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- •Delivered supply cover across 6 Leeds primary schools in one academic year, teaching EYFS, KS1, and KS2 cohorts of up to 32 pupils with zero safeguarding incidents recorded.
- •Maintained a 95% positive behaviour rating across 40+ supply days by implementing consistent classroom management strategies aligned to each school's behaviour policy.
- •Stepped in at 2 hours' notice on 12 occasions to deliver pre-planned KS2 literacy and numeracy lessons, receiving commendations from 4 headteachers for seamless classroom integration.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Randstad Education's Leeds supply pool is precisely the environment where my QTS and cross-key-stage experience — spanning EYFS through to KS2 — can deliver immediate value. Supply teaching demands the ability to walk into any classroom, read the room within minutes, and maintain the behavioural expectations pupils need to thrive; these are skills I have developed and refined across primary settings in West Yorkshire.
My background in primary education includes delivering pre-planned lessons across multiple year groups at short notice, managing classrooms of up to 30 pupils, and upholding rigorous safeguarding standards in line with each school's policies. My Enhanced DBS is registered on the Update Service, meaning I am ready to be placed without delay.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you quickly assess the learning needs of a class you have never taught before when stepping in at short notice?
- ›Walk me through how you would deliver a pre-planned KS2 maths lesson left by the class teacher with minimal preparation time.
- ›How do you adapt your teaching style when moving between EYFS and KS2 settings in the same week?
- ›What strategies do you use to maintain high behavioural expectations in a class that does not know you?
- ›How do you ensure safeguarding procedures are followed correctly when working across multiple schools with different policies?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to step into an unfamiliar classroom at very short notice — how did you manage the transition?
- ›Describe a situation where a class was particularly challenging to manage. What did you do and what was the outcome?
- ›Give an example of when you had to adapt your teaching approach mid-lesson because the pupils were not engaging with the planned activity.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a safeguarding concern in school. How did you handle it?
- ›Describe how you have built a positive rapport with pupils quickly in a setting where you were not the regular teacher.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to step into an unfamiliar classroom at very short notice — how did you manage the transition?
Describe a situation where a class was particularly challenging to manage. What did you do and what was the outcome?
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