27 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    8 June 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    9 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share)

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Main/Upper Pay Range £31,650 - £49,084 per annum - pay award pending

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled teacher with excellent subject knowledge and a successful track record to join Whitehouse Primary School from September 2025. The successful candidate will be accountable for the progress of learners within a Key Stage 2 class, whilst delivering enthusiastic and creative teaching that inspires our pupils.

We are looking for a colleague who has:

  • A DfE recognised and relevant teaching qualification.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of relevant stages of the National Curriculum.
  • Abilityto communicate effectively with children, young people, colleagues and parents/carers.
  • Abilityto create a purposeful learning environment and set clear expectations for behaviour.
  • Recent experience of teaching in KS2.


What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

  • Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
  • A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
  • The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
  • Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
  • Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Further details about the role

At Whitehouse Primary School, every child is valued, cared for and encouraged to reach their potential in an atmosphere of warmth, creativity, challenge and support. Our vision is to be a community which offers the best possible education for all our pupils, because if our children are happy, they will learn, thrive and grow.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

In return we offer:

  • Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
  • A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
  • The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
  • Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
  • Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Interested in finding out more? We would welcome school visits from potential candidates. To arrange a date and time please get in touch withwhitehouse.admin@neat.org.ukInterested?

If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 8th June 2025.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents

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

About Whitehouse Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
161 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
0191 249 7879

Arranging a visit to Whitehouse Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email whitehouse.admin@neat.org.uk.

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