Primary Teacher

The Role

Pay/Salary on MPS/UPS FTE: £30,000 - £46,525 + £2539 SEN Allowance per annum depending on relevant teaching experience.

Newcastle Bridges School is seeking to appoint an outstanding primary school teacher to join our successful team. The primary teacher will have a range of experience across key stages 1 and 2 and any other relevant experience would be welcomed. Flexibility, adaptability and an understanding of the specific needs of our students are essential requirements of the post.

Newcastle Bridges School provides excellent educational opportunities to pupils whose education has been interrupted by mental or physical ill-health or school phobia. We seek to support each pupil’s access to a full-time, broad and balanced education appropriate to their potential and their educational needs and encourage reintegration into mainstream whenever relevant. The successful candidates with therefore contribute to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people within the city and surrounding areas, striving to make a difference to their lives. 

Newcastle Bridges School was judged by Ofsted to be ‘outstanding’ (May 2022).

The Great North Children’s Hospital is a regional hospital for many specialised services within paediatrics. The intake of patients covers a wide Geographical area; north to the Scottish Borders, west to Cumbria and south to North Yorkshire. It also serves the national and international community as a centre of excellence. The Children’s Heart Unit at the Freeman Hospital provides care for children who need medical or surgical help for conditions involving the heart, lungs and airways. It is one of two units in the UK to carry out heart and lung transplants on children.

 

At the GNCH and Freeman Hospital we endeavour to support all pupils to achieve their potential, inspire a love of learning and to minimise disruption to their education whilst overcoming barriers to learning posed by a variety of medical conditions. We work closely with multidisciplinary teams to provide personalised learning experiences based on individual needs and interests and to support pupils to overcome their personal challenges.

 

We provide teaching across 10 wards with most teaching taking place 1:1 at the bedside. We make early contact with and work closely with home schools and where possible young people will follow their schemes of work and planning, though we will always ensure that this is adapted where necessary to take full account of individual educational, medical, social and emotional needs. Through assessment and communication with home schools we are able to identify any gaps in learning that may have occurred due to illness and absence from school, we then work with the young person to support the continuation of learning whilst targeting any gaps in learning or other needs that are identified.

 

This is an exciting opportunity for an excellent practitioner to join our outstanding school and work in a challenging yet rewarding environment. We would like to hear from candidates who feel that they can demonstrate the characteristics and skills we are looking for and hold the relevant qualifications to meet the demands of this post.

To learn more about Newcastle Bridges School and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.

 

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined in 2019, Harry Watts opened in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened in September 2023. We are striving to further build collaboration across the schools and grow as a Multi Academy Trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.

Whilst these posts will be based at the GNCH and Freeman Hospital, there could be a requirement to work at another of our provisions. Similarly, as the successful candidates will be employed by Prosper Learning Trust, they will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.

 

Given the unique nature of our schools, if you would like to discuss the post before applying contact Helen McGowan, Deputy Headteacher or Rebecca Neillis, Hospitals Lead to arrange an informal chat:

helen.mcgowan@bridges.newcastle.sch.uk.

Rebecca.neillis@bridges.newcastle.sch.uk

The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:

• A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
• Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide CPD programmes
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group
• Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme

Full details can be found on our website.

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.

Benefits

Other
SEN Allowance	£2539

Qualifications

Qualification Title	Grade
DFE recognised teaching qualification and QTS or equivalent		Essential
Commitment to further develop own professional knowledge and skills		Desirable

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
Excellent Classroom Practitioner	Essential
Ability to manage change and meet competing deadlines	Essential
High expectations of pupil achievement.	Essential
Experience
Has experience of teaching pupils with learning difficulties	Desirable
Has experience of teaching others or general subjects to pupils with learning difficulties	Desirable
Further professional development	Desirable
Has made significant contribution to teaching in their present school / or been recognised as a very good teacher in training	Essential
Has taught pupils with SEMH needs	Desirable
Desirable - Teachers
Can teach other subjects or general subjects appropriate to the curriculum for pupils with complex needs	Desirable
Understands the framework for inspection of schools	Desirable
Special Requirements
Prepared to respond positively to professional development opportunities offered by the school	Essential
Cleared to work with children	Essential
Personal Attributes
Willing to take part in out-of-school activities	Essential
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people with learning difficulties.	Essential
Willingness to ask for advice and support where necessary	Essential
Enthusiasm and drive	Essential
Personal Qualities
Calm, confident, and professional manner	Essential
Flexibility and positive attitude to change	Essential
Relevant Skills
Commitment to raising the academic and personal achievement of pupils	Essential
Excellent verbal and written communication skills	Essential
Sound understanding of assessment, recording and reporting processes	Essential
Clear vision of how the subjects can be delivered to enhance the curriculum	Essential
Clear understanding of and adherence to teacher standards	Essential
Knowledge and understanding of pupils with a wide range of learning needs	Essential
Excellent understanding of how main subject and subsidiary subjects can be taught to pupils with complex needs	Essential