Southmoor Academy
Sunderland
£32,916 - £51,048 per year
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
29 September 2025
Job overview
Post: Teacher of Law and English
Starting date: as soon as possible
Salary: MPS-UPS (£32,916 - £51,048)
Location: Southmoor Academy
Contract type: Full time
Contract Term: Permanent
We are a family of academies who share one vision:
To provide the highest quality education for young people in the communities we serve.
Our vision goes beyond our own Trust. We want to contribute to the broader regeneration of our region by empowering our students to have high aspirations, achieve excellent outcomes and enjoy learning.
We aim to achieve our vision by being an excellent employer who ensures that all staff within and across our academies work together with high levels of moral integrity. We base every decision around one fundamental question: how will things improve for our young people as a result of this?
Our Academies share one vision and implement the same policies, but we are proud that each has its own unique identity. Staff collaborate within and across academies. We are committed to continually developing all staff so that they have high levels of satisfaction and are motivated to provide the best possible teaching and support to our students. We have the organisational expertise to support our academies and to support the sustainable growth of the Trust.
We are committed to the recruitment, retention and development of excellent staff, who are passionate about building positive relationships and improving the life chances of our young people.
Our academies recognise the huge potential in our students; we have high expectations and insist on high standards for all. Both academies have been evaluated as 'good' in all areas by Ofsted:
Southmoor (Ofsted September 2022): Leaders at Southmoor Academy have created a welcoming culture with high ambition for the pupils. Pupils and teachers get along very well. Behaviour in school is positive. There is very little low-level disruption. This means that teachers can teach uninterrupted. Staff enjoy working at the school and they are proud to work here. There is a strong sense of teamwork. Staff recognise the efforts that leaders have made to manage workload.
Southmoor 16-19 study: Students are mature and sensible. Current students in Years 12 and 13 are making good progress on their chosen courses because teaching is consistently good and members of staff are on hand to support them every step of the way. In 2024 Southmoor's 6th form achieved the highest results in the city, and the level 3 Value Added score in 2025 is the highest it has been.
Sandhill View (Ofsted September 2021): 'Leaders have put in a place an ambitious curriculum to challenge pupils and encourage them to aim high… Curriculum leaders have organised the topics in each subject so that pupils can build on what they already know. Pupils learn effectively in lessons because they enjoy learning, and their behaviour is good.'
We are looking for an exceptional Teacher of Law and English to deliver all aspects of the curriculum.
The successful candidate will be:
* A well-qualified practitioner with a passion for the subject
* An excellent classroom teacher
* Unwavering in their commitment to engage pupils and build positive relationships
* A team-player who will take full advantage of our dedicated CPD and support network
* Someone with a real drive to secure successful pupil outcomes
We offer:
* The opportunity to work with other highly successful teachers
* Support to grow within an organisation that wants you to be happy and successful, and implements innovative strategies to support this
* Ambitious pupils taught in an environment where outstanding academic progression is the highest priority; nearly half of all KS4 pupils at Southmoor Academy (and an increasing number of pupils from Sandhill View Academy) go on to study 'A' levels within the Trust, with over one third of all sixth formers who took up university courses in September 2018 now attending a Russell Group institution.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 9.00am on Monday 29th September 2025
Applications should be returned to Sam Ferry, Head of HR and PA to CEO
Please visit our website for further details:
Aspire North East Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to a enhanced DBS check.
About Southmoor Academy
Southmoor Academy
Ryhope Road, Sunderland
Tyne And Wear
SR2 7TF
United Kingdom
Southmoor Academy is a mixed, non-denominational, non-selective secondary school with sixth form, located in Grangetown, Sunderland. The school has 1,132 places for students aged 11-18.
Formerly Southmoor Community School, Southmoor Academy converted to academy status in 2012, with its sixth form opening in 2014. It is supported by the Southmoor Multi Academy Trust. The school boasts state-of-the-art facilities including science labs and a cyber cafe. Half of its sixth-form leavers go on to study at Russell Group universities.
Headteacher of Southmoor Academy: Joanne Maw.
Values and vision
Southmoor Academy prides itself on being one of Sunderland's highest ranking schools and has the motto "aspire, achieve, enjoy". The secondary school works to give all students the opportunity to achieve their full potential, regardless of their background. Teachers allow pupils to develop their interests and skills through extra-curricular activities, creative arts or sport, alongside the regular curriculum.
Community is at the heart of the academy and pupils are encouraged to take an interest in their surroundings. Southmoor Academy specialises in maths and computing. The school also offers professional football training and coaching through the Martin Gray Football Academy.
Ofsted report
"Academy data, evidence from lesson observations, discussions with students and detailed work scrutiny show that students are making good progress. Their good achievement is a result of increasingly strong teaching and the very effective targeted support of students most at risk of underachieving. Most parents and carers who responded to the on-line questionnaire believe that their children make good progress."
View Southmoor Academy's latest Ofsted report
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