Teacher - Year 4
Athelstan Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 8HH21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
19 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday 32.50 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS 3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Athelstan Primary School is seeking an experienced Teacher.
If you have high aspirations for children and families, high aspirations for your own career and a genuine love of teaching, we would really like to hear from you!
Permanent Full Time Teacher Required for January 2026
This vacancy is within Year 4.
Candidates should be willing to bring ideas, enthusiasm and commitment to our school. The successful candidates will be able to experience high quality training, and receive excellent support in their career.
We are looking for a Teacher who:
- Is highly motivated with experience of teaching children of all abilities including in Year 4.
- Is able to communicate, enthuse and inspire
- Can demonstrate an awareness of and commitment to working in a wonderfully diverse school community
- Have a strong commitment to teamwork
- Are committed to an inclusive philosophy of education
- Have a desire to play an active role in the development of the school and to use their own skills, talents and interests for the benefit of children
In return we will offer you: a happy welcoming school; willing, friendly children; supportive, hard-working staff with shared high expectations; a strong driven, forward-thinking Leadership, with a strong emphasis on the health and well-being of staff, and achieving a good work-life balance. This is evidenced in our Team Athelstan Guarantee.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required. In addition, as part of the short-listing process, we will carry out an online search as part of our diligence on the shortlisted candidates.
Visits to the school are strongly recommended. Visit sessions are on Wednesday 3rd, 10th & 17th September 3.30pm and Thursday 11th September (during school - afternoon). Candidates should telephone school on 0114 2692301 to make an appointment.
Application packs are available electronically by emailing Zoe Godwin, our Business Manager, at zgodwin@athelstan.sheffield.sch.uk
Completed applications should be emailed to zgodwin@athelstan.sheffield.sch.uk.
Closing Date: Friday 19th September 2025
Shortlisting: Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 30th September 2025
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
The Council is not responsible or accepts liability to the reader, for information included in this job advert. If you have any queries or concerns, please speak to the school.
What the school offers its staff
Athelstan Primary School are seeking to appoint an experienced Year 4 Teacher. We are is rated as a ‘good school’, in a wonderfully vibrant community, where children and adults from many diverse cultures, beliefs and backgrounds blend together to create Team Athelstan. We are an incredible team, who work very hard and who genuinely want to make the difference for all our pupils. We are looking for a teacher to become part of this team.
Our pupils generally achieve well, but just as importantly we believe that the broader provision, we offer our pupils is crucial to developing the whole child and his or her unique interests and talents. Our varied curriculum has enabled us to achieve many awards, recognising the high quality of our subject leadership and delivery; these include the Primary Science Gilt mark, the Platinum Sports’ mark and the Gold Arts’ mark. In addition to these awards, we have also been granted Green Flag Eco-school status with Distinction for 2 consecutive years.
For a number of years, we were the model school for Read, Write, Inc in Sheffield until this system was discontinued.
Further information about the job
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
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Athelstan Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 605 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Athelstan Primary School website
- Email address
- zgodwin@athelstan.sheffield.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01142692301
Arranging a visit to Athelstan Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email zgodwin@athelstan.sheffield.sch.uk.
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