Class Teacher

Atkinson Road Primary Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 8XT

Deadline is tomorrow

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  3 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Until 31st August 2025
• Pay scale: MPS - UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Knowledge & Experience

▪ Knowledge and experience in either Key Stage 1 or 2

▪ Established and evidenced practice as a good / outstanding teacher

▪ Evidence of a commitment to own professional development

▪ Sound knowledge and experience in delivering read write inc effectively

▪ Ability to contribute to the professional development/mentoring of colleagues, as required

▪ Evidence of high achievement in teaching across the age range

▪ Strong behaviour management skills, informed by an understanding of child development

Skills & Key Criteria

▪ Proven ability to raise standards in classrooms

▪ An understanding of the components which comprise outstanding teaching and learning

▪ Use of assessment information to improve own practice and raise standards

▪ Effective use of different strategies to promote good learning relationships and high rates of progress in an inclusive environment

▪ Use of intervention strategies to address identified issues for individual pupil development and progress

▪ Awareness of the latest developments and initiatives in education

▪ Developing high quality learning strategies and monitoring learner progress to raise attainment

▪ Effective use of Assessment for Learning to engage learners as active participants in their learning

▪ Ability to contribute to curriculum development

▪ Ability to plan and resource effective learning programmes and lessons to meet curricular objectives and individual pupils needs

▪ Ability and willingness to contribute to school and Academy wide planning activities

What the school offers its staff

Atkinson Road Primary Academy, part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, is a vibrant, warm and welcoming place catering for pupils aged two years to eleven years. We are unique in that we have children coming from countries all around the world to work, play and learn together and together we make our school an exciting place to be in the centre of our amazing Benwell community.

We are looking for someone with drive, passion and a desire for nothing but the best for our pupils.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Apply for the job by following the link below

Visas cannot be sponsored.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

20240417 - LST Upper scale UPS1 Teacher ARPA JD (FT).pdf - 163 KB (opens in new tab)

20240417 - LST Upper scale UPS2 Teacher ARPA JD (FT).pdf - 164 KB (opens in new tab)

20240417 - LST Upper scale UPS3 Teacher ARPA JD (FT).pdf - 165 KB (opens in new tab)

20240417 - LST MPS Teacher ARPA JD (FT).pdf - 160 KB (opens in new tab)

20240417 - Class Teacher Advert (FT).pdf - 178 KB (opens in new tab)

20240417 - Person Spec Teacher Class Teacher ARPA (FT).pdf - 155 KB (opens in new tab)

About Atkinson Road Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 394 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Atkinson Road Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr.info@atkinsonroadacademy.com
• Phone number: 0191 273 0452
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/atkinson-road-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

At Atkinson Road we firmly believe that outstanding progress is the responsibility of the children as well as the staff. Our school motto reflects this, emphasising being the best, rests with each individual pupil. Year on year we have outstanding progress results which is testament to our high expectations of children at all ability levels. We pride ourselves on our successes, as do our pupils. Our school promotes the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. Articles 3 and 29 underline our school vision*

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Tyne and Wear