11 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

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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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
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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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