KS2 Class Teacher – Maternity Cover

Key Stage 2 Class teacher

Temporary 0.6

Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale

Maternity Cover

Start date: Monday 15^th April 2024

Cragside Primary School is a pioneering school looking to hire exceptional people.  We are part of the Ouseburn Learning Trust and we are based in High Heaton. We cater for children from four to eleven years of age and serve a richly diverse community.  Further information about the school can be found on our website.

We are looking to appoint a Class Teacher from Monday 15^th April. This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious and high-performing primary teacher who is committed to pushing themselves further and achieving amazing things with and for our children.

We believe in aiming high, working together, being kind and leading the way. Through our approach to professional development, we can promise the successful candidate a positive and rewarding journey of growth. Through shared weekly and long-term planning, superb training days and access to the resources and opportunities in the Ouseburn Learning Trust, we are able to support our teachers to thrive.

We are looking for a teacher who is:

• an enthusiastic and inspiring educator
• able to contribute towards our inclusive, vibrant and ambitious curriculum offer
• inclusive, flexible and able to meet the needs of all learners
• able to demonstrate a range of engaging teaching strategies to promote aspirational outcomes for all
• able to work effectively in partnership, as a member of our dynamic staff team and be an integral part of our school family
• Promotes excellent behaviour by establishing respectful relationships and  enabling a positive approach to learning

We have a strong track-record as a school in making a significant impact on our pupils’ lives.

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 all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview.  You may 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.

Application forms, job description and person specification can be downloaded from this website and are also available from the school by telephoning the school office.

Completed applications should be returned directly to the school by email to: marie.williamson@cragsideprimary.co.uk

Closing date: 12 noon Friday 15^th March

Shortlisting: Monday 18^th March

Interviews: Friday 22nd March

Mrs Rebecca Jackson, Headteacher

Cragside Primary School

Cragside, High Heaton, Newcastle, NE7 7EL

Tel: 0191 266 8389

Website: https://www.cragsideprimary.co.uk

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CragsideSchool