Salary:
Teachers’ main pay scale MPS1 to UPS3
Contract term:
Full time, 1.0FTE, fixed term until 31 August 2026
Closing date:
Midnight Sunday 8 June 2025
About Mercia Learning Trust
Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serve over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.
Our Mission and Values
Why do we exist?
* To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed.
How do we behave?
* We are kind - showing care and supporting each other.
* We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first.
* We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses.
What do we do?
* We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital, and the development of character.
How will we succeed?
* A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control.
* Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum.
* Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation, and driving collective success.
Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining, and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
Woodlands Primary School
Woodlands Primary School is a 2-form entry primary and nursery for children aged 2-11 in a vibrant South Sheffield community. This popular and over-subscribed school has around 500 pupils. In February 2022, Ofsted graded our school as strongly Good.
The role
Woodlands Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talented, and caring individual to join our team as a classroom teacher. This role is fixed-term from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026 in the first instance. You will be responsible for implementing and impacting our curriculum through the delivery of exceptional teaching and learning to all pupils, ensuring they achieve their full potential.
Teaching responsibilities include:
* Delivering engaging and effective lessons that meet the needs of all students in the class.
* Developing and implementing a curriculum aligned with the National Curriculum and school policies.
* Providing regular feedback and assessments to students and their parents/carers on progress and achievement.
* Working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure consistency of practice and high standards across the school.
* Supporting and encouraging student well-being, ensuring all students can achieve their full potential.
The candidate
Candidates must have the ability to engage, inspire, and motivate both pupils and colleagues, with the strategic vision to help our vibrant school move forward.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent classroom skills, a sound understanding of how children learn, and the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, parents, and children. They should be team players and exceptional teachers of English and Maths, with the skills to inspire learning across the wider curriculum.
If you are a dedicated, passionate teacher eager to make a real difference, we want to hear from you.
Woodlands Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnicity, gender, transgender status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
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