Job Title: Classroom Teacher
Location: Saltburn Primary School
Start Date: 1 September 2025
Actual Salary: MPS 1 to UPS3 (£15,825 to £24,542)
Hours of Work: 0.5FTE (five afternoons)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 9.00am, Friday 25 April 2025
Interviews: Monday 5 May 2025
About the Role
Are you a talented classroom practitioner who can make the difference for children within our school?
Do you…
- Have a passion and belief that all children can achieve whatever their needs, abilities and circumstances?
- Have consistent high- quality teaching skills and excellent subject knowledge to secure rapid pupil progress?
- Have the commitment to work in partnership with all pupils, staff, parents, governors and the wider community?
- Have the willingness to teach across the primary age range?
Saltburn Primary is member of the Spark Education Trust. Our most recent Ofsted inspection June 2023 identified our school as ‘good’ and noted “Pupils are proud to attend here and their attitudes to learning demonstrate this clearly. Leaders have high expectations for all pupil”.
The successful candidate will:
- Hold high expectations of the children both in terms of achievement and behaviour and be committed to raising standards.
- Be able to work effectively as part of a team and independently using their own initiative.
- Have experience of working across a range of different year groups.
- Believe passionately in creating an outstanding learning environment and opportunities to ensure all children
achieve and make the best possible progress.
- Have a talent for bringing learning alive and be successful in securing children’s excitement for learning.
- Be able to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents.
- Have a good understanding of the national curriculum framework and adaptation.
About Us
- We are a newly merged Trust, Spark Education Trust which currently consists of 11 Primary Schools and 4 Secondary Schools.
- The Spark Education Trust can offer you a professional challenge and a rewarding opportunity, working with collaborative schools that are passionate about the progress and development of every student.
What we have:
- A positive and caring ethos and working atmosphere
- Friendly children, eager to learn and achieve
- An aspirational curriculum for all students
- A committed, enthusiastic and supportive staff team
- Excellent support from the Governing Body, the staff and parents/carers
- Opportunities for career development
For further details on us as an organisation, please click here.
How to Apply
Please make sure both application forms, part 1 and 2, are completed and returned via email to vacancies@sparkeducation.org.uk addressed to Mrs C Chadwick, Head Teacher.
Please note that feedback will only be given to shortlisted candidates, if you do not receive an invite to interview within 30 days of the advert’s closing date assume that you have been unsuccessful in your application for this post.
Safeguarding Notice
The Spark Education Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online
