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Class Teacher

Whitehill Primary School, Stockport, Cheshire, SK4 1PB

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  27 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications and experience

• Qualified teacher status
• Degree level qualification
• Willingness to undertake CPD
• Previous experience working in a school

Knowledge and skills

• Sound understanding of the primary curriculum
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Excellent inter-personal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
• Awareness of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have SEN
• An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual, emotional and social development, and the stages of child development

Personal qualities

• Committed to teaching
• Supportive of colleagues
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Good sense of humour
• Pro-active in the working environment
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
• Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead
• Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
• Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential

What the school offers its staff

Whitehill can offer you:

• A supportive working environment, where everyone is valued
• An experienced and knowledgeable Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body, who promote wellbeing and work-life balance
• PPA taken from home
• High quality ongoing CPD
• Friendly children who are well behaved and are proud to be part of the Whitehill family
• Well stocked IT resources to support and enhance teaching and learning

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, we carry out pre-employment checks and screening.

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks.

Stockport Council – Valuing diversity

Applying for the job

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Key Stage 2 Teacher Job Description.docx - 90 KB (opens in new tab)

About Whitehill Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 189 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Whitehill Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@whitehill.stockport.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01614802142
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/whitehill-primary-school

Whitehill Primary School sits on the border between South Reddish and the Heatons. We are a small, friendly school with a real family feel – having just under 200 children on roll. We pride ourselves on the rich diversity of our school with 54% of pupils entitled to free school meals, 25% of children on the SEND register and 20 home languages spoken by our children and their families. The school was judged by Ofsted in 2018 as “Good” and this was maintained in Feb 2024 during an ungraded inspection.

The school has a stable and friendly staff, which adds to our family orientated ethos of the school. The senior leaders and Governors of the school are knowledgeable and supportive with a key focus on work-life balance and maintaining manageable workloads. We have a commitment to continued professional development.

Arranging a visit to Whitehill Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@whitehill.stockport.sch.uk.

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