Primary Teacher (Maternity Cover)
South Hylton Primary Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 0LS11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 June 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
South Hylton Primary Academy, part of Laidlaw Schools Trust, are seeking a Primary School Teacher to cover maternity ideally starting in September 2025 until 31 August 2026.
We are a smaller than average primary school with a ‘village’ ethos catering for children aged 2-11 years. Our children are very motivated and have an extremely positive attitude to learning. You will be teaching pedagogy and practice at the forefront of educational research.
We are looking for a qualified primary teacher who has track record of teaching and raising standards and a passion and vision for primary education. Ideally you will have experience teaching across more than one key stage and you will be motivated to engage in further professional development. You will join a supportive and ambitious team that is clearly focused on school development and driving the academy forward to become one of the best schools in Sunderland.
This post is open for Early Career Teachers as well as those with more experience.
What the school offers its staff
At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit:https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits
To see the full job description and person specification for this role please refer to the attached supporting documents.
Further details about the role
To apply please complete our online application form here:
https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Primary_Teacher_Maternity_Cover_/282997
Closing Date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 10 July 2025
Interviews are expected to take place w/c 14 July 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment 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.
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About South Hylton Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 263 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- South Hylton Primary Academy website
- Email address
- hannah.kiernan@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
1. To provide children with a happy, healthy, caring, and safe environment in which to grow and learn.
2. To ensure the highest quality teaching, curriculum, nurture and support allows all children to thrive and reach their full potential.
3. To effectively deliver the full breadth of the National Curriculum with emphasis on the basic skills of literacy, numeracy and ICT.
4. To provide rich learning experiences which reflect real life and encourage curiosity, independence and a life long love of learning.
5. To promote an attitude of care, tolerance, trust and respect among our children, within the school and within the local and wider, global community.
6. To develop positive self-image, self-motivation, self-discipline and confidence in all of our children.
7. To secure a purposeful partnership between school, the home and the community.
8. To ensure strong, and approachable leadership which communicates a clear vision to the whole school community.
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