Phase Leader
Walkergate Community School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 4SD14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
14 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): Part time, 3 days per week (19.46 hours).
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership L1 - L4 £51,773 - £55,746 per annum pro rata
Actual salary
- £31,064 - £33,448 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
Walkergate Community School is seeking to appoint a Phase Leader to support the senior leadership team and be accountable for the educational progress of learners within a designated learning phase. This is an exciting opportunity to effectively lead teaching and learning, develop one or more curriculum area and line manage a team of teaching and support staff.
We are looking for a colleague who has:
- A demonstrable track record of excellent teaching practice.
- Abilityto contribute effectively to the management,
- organisation and running of the school.
- To be able to innovate, inspire and motivate other staff.
- Abilityto contribute effectively to the management, organisation and running of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Our school is a large primary school based across 2 sites in the east end of Newcastle. We currently have 650 pupils aged from 2 to 11. Our school motto is ‘Together we make a difference’ and staff are dedicated to working with children, parents and families to ensure that all Walkergate children achieve their very best in everything they do in a safe, happy and nurturing environment.
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 our trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
- Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
- Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
- Membership of the Teachers' Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.
Further information about the job
We have two posts which are both permanent, part time, 3 days per week (19.46 hours).
Looking for more information? Please contact Kelly Stockill, School Business Manager or Dan Nelson, Headteacher on 0191 265 5737.
Interested? 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 Thursday 14th May 2026.
Please note we are planning to hold interviews w/c 18th May 2026.
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Walkergate Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 647 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Walkergate Community School website
- Email address
- walkergate.admin@neat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 265 5737
Walkergate Community School is a large primary school with teaching school status. we are part of Newcastle East mixed Multi Academy Trust and work closely with our partner schools.
Arranging a visit to Walkergate Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email walkergate.admin@neat.org.uk.
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