Year 4 Class Teacher
New Hartley First School, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, NE25 0RD12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
24 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 June 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year
Pay scale
- M1
What skills and experience we're looking for
New Hartley First School is a warm, welcoming school which has enthusiastic and friendly children; dedicated and hardworking staff and a supportive governing body and parents. Further information about the school can be found on our website.
Our governors are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated team player to join their successful team from September 2026.
Governors seek an individual who:
- has strong classroom management skills
- has the highest expectations of pupil performance and attitude to learning
- is able to work well within a team demonstrating a positive attitude, enthusiasm and a sense of humour
- has good organisational and interpersonal skills
- shows a willingness to extend learning beyond the classroom
- demonstrates a commitment to enhancing the school in the wider community
We are strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service
before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post.
Our Child Protection Policy and Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found with the application pack online.
An online search will be carried out on shortlisted candidates, prior to interview.
Informal discussions or visits to the school prior to interview are encouraged. Please contact Mrs V Frost, School Business Manager to arrange a visit during the afternoon
of either Thursday 18 June or Monday 22 June.
Email: vic.frost@nhfs.uk Tel: 0191 2371218
Completed applications should be returned directly to the school either by post to:
Mrs Victoria Frost
School Business Manager
New Hartley First School
Melton Drive
New Hartley
Whitley Bay
NE25 0RD
or by email to: vic.frost@nhfs.uk
Closing Date: 12.00 on Wednesday 24 June 2026
Interview date: Thursday 2 July 2026
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
- an exciting opportunity to be a part of our welcoming and nurturing community
- the opportunity to further develop professional skills in a supportive and friendly work environment
- an enthusiastic, hardworking and supportive team of staff, governors, pupils and parents
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About New Hartley First School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 169 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- New Hartley First School website
- Email address
- vic.frost@nhfs.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 2371218
New Hartley First School is a warm, welcoming school in South east Northumberland which has enthusiastic and friendly children; dedicated and hardworking staff and a supportive governing body and parents. Further information about the school can be found on our website
Arranging a visit to New Hartley First School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vic.frost@nhfs.uk.
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