Minibus Driver
De Lacy Academy
Knottingley
- Expired
- Salary:
- £15,613 – £15,807 Pro-rata
- Job type:
- Part Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- January 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 January 2018
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a minibus driver at De Lacy Academy.
Operating one of the academy’s bus routes, collecting children from given pick-up points along the route and delivering them to school; collecting them from school and dropping them back at the given points; transporting pupils to an alternative provision
The successful post holder will work as part of the facilities team and will be the minibus driver for the academy’s home/school transport provision, including routine safety checks on the vehicle.
We look forward to you joining our dedicated and supportive team.
Delta Academies Trust is committed to pursuing the very best for every student to ensure that “no individual is left behind”.
Visits to the academy are welcome by appointment, please call 01977 622850 to arrange.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Attached documents
About De Lacy Academy
About Us
Here at De Lacy Academy, we have been on a journey that has seen the school judged as Outstanding by Ofsted. They recognised the hard work and effort that goes into making this school a successful and caring place of learning that meets the needs of its pupils and its community.
With nearly 900 pupils aged between 11 and 16 housed on a campus that has benefited from much recent investment, De Lacy is a busy and vibrant place. We serve the ex-mining area of Knottingley and draw increasingly from the surrounding areas. We are experiencing a period of unprecedented growth across all year groups as the school delivers excellent outcomes and as the communities of Knottingley and Ferrybridge continue to develop.
We're Proud Of Our Results
The Academy is incredibly proud of its most recent results with 47% of students achieving a 5+ in English and maths in 2025. Alongside this exceptional achievement De Lacy has a broad and balanced curriculum which goes above and beyond the national curriculum.
Exciting Extra-Curricular Experiences
The opportunities that De Lacy offers its students outside the classroom is really exciting with a full suite of extra-curricular experiences in particular recent trips to Paris on a textiles trip and planned ski trip to Italy in 2027. De Lacy also runs regular trips to Delta’s offsite outdoor centre in the Yorkshire Dales of Dallowgill.
Why Join Us?
Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We have a staff rewards budget and socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At De Lacy, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best. Your new school is based next door to Education House, the centre of Delta Academies Trust, making access to high quality CPD easy and convenient. In addition, De Lacy benefits from close access to the M62, the A1 and a local train station. You would be joining a highly skilled and committed staff. It is a source of pride to us that we retain such a high percentage of staff and trainee teachers.
Joining De Lacy Academy means a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects!
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Inspiring Our Students Beyond The Classroom
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