0.6 FTE Class Teacher
Morpeth Stobhillgate First School, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2HA11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
9 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Part time: 0.6 FTE, 19.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - One year
Actual salary
- £18,990-£26,164
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Successful teaching experience in a primary or first school or evidence of successful completion of initial teacher training.
- Evidence and a commitment to professional development.
- The ability to teach the full range of the Primary Curriculum to a high standard.
- Relates to and motivates pupils, placing them at the centre of the learning process.
- Good classroom management.
- A secure understanding of assessment strategies and the use of assessment to inform the next stages of planning.
- Works well within and contributes to the team.
- Effective use of ICT in the classroom and as a management tool.
- Understands and is familiar with effective teaching and learning strategies.
- Has demonstrated reliability over a sustained period of time, e.g. during employment or during teaching practice.
- Be enthusiastic and determined.
- Be patient and demonstrate sensitivity.
- Commitment.
- Empathy
What the school offers its staff
- Opportunities for career development and access to high quality CPD
- A welcoming and supportive environment
- Cycle to work scheme
- Family friendly policies
- Teachers' pension
Further details about the role
Stobhillgate First School expects all staff to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. In order to do this, staff must attend all offered child protection and safeguarding training without exception and read all relevant policies.
Teachers at Stobhillgate First School ar expected to be reflective classroom practitioners,highly skilled in their craft.
They are expected to demonstrate that they...
...have good subject and curriculum knowledge.
This means:
• understanding the needs of the children and adopting/developing an appropriate curriculum.
• understanding and implementing Morpeth All Saints curriculum policies and schemes of work.
• understanding and using national and local strategies to raise standards.
• taking steps to identify areas of strength and weakness in his/her knowledge and understanding.
• using her/his strengths to help and support others.
• taking steps to improve his/her knowledge and understanding in all areas.
...use this good knowledge to plan effectively for learning.
This means:
• planning teaching and learning in the long term (annual plan), medium-term (half termly) and in the short term (weekly).
• planning individual learning for those children identified through inclusion mapping and for those on the school’s SEND Register in line with school policy.
• using previous assessment effectively when planning future learning and planning assessment alongside learning.
• setting clear learning objectives.
• setting challenging targets for groups and individuals.
...creating optimum learning conditions within the classroom.
This means:
• using methods appropriate to the subject being taught and the learning styles of the class, group or individual.
• managing behaviour positively and achieving high standards of discipline.
• using resources effectively.
• using time well to maximise teaching and learning opportunities.
• creating a secure and exciting environment resulting in a purposeful, happy classroom atmosphere.
...monitor the progress of the children closely.
This means:
• using a variety of assessment strategies in line with school policy.
• assessing progress against targets for individuals and groups.
• keeping up to date records of work done, assessments are undertaken and progress made.
• maintaining individual records of achievement in line with school policy.
• ensuring that the Headteacher, SENCo, subject leaders and the next class teacher have information as required in line with school policy and practice.
...lead staff and manage resources.
This means:
• involving Support Assistants appropriately in all aspects of classwork.
• deploying and supervising students appropriately.
• managing budgets effectively – buying what is needed while staying within the amount allocated.
• ensuring the learning area is adequately and appropriately resourced.
Teachers are also expected to...
...involve parents and the community in learning.
This means:
• establishing positive relationships with parents and liaising regularly with them
• informing parents of progress regularly and problems immediately. writing informative termly reports for parents.
• taking steps to involve the community in the classroom and the children in the life of the community.
...evaluate their work and make changes.
This means:
• using assessments against targets/ objectives to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning.
• using assessment to change planning where necessary.
• evaluate teaching and learning in partnership with colleagues at planning meetings etc.
• participating in the evaluation of her/his work with a senior colleague through the Appraisal process.
• accessing appropriate training and professional development opportunities and using the outcomes to improve teaching and learning.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to s.mungall@sfs.cheviotlt.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Morpeth Stobhillgate First School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 150 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Morpeth Stobhillgate First School website
- Email address
- s.mungall@sfs.cheviotlt.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01670 513382
Stobhillgate First School is situated in the beautiful, historic market town of Morpeth. We are a small school with a big heart and are passionate about creating innovative learning experiences for all. The schools defining principles of Excellence, Inspiration, Collaboration and Empathy are at the heart of everything we do. At Stobhillgate First School, we are passionate about developing the whole child and nurturing a love for learning. The children that attend our school come from a wide range of
economically diverse backgrounds. Our challenge is to ensure we provide equality of opportunity for all children.
Since 2019, the school has been on a rapid journey of improvement. Our most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in December 2024, reflects the team’s relentless hard work and commitment.
The school joined the Cheviot Learning Trust in April 2020 enabling us to work in collaboration with Trust partners to further improve teaching and learning, school systems and governance. This provides an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to work in collaboration and partnership with a broader range of practitioners.
Arranging a visit to Morpeth Stobhillgate First School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.mungall@sfs.cheviotlt.co.uk.
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