Class Teacher M1- M3 £31,650 to £35,674 Full Time, Whole Time Temporary – required from 1st September 2025 until 31st August 2026 Shotton Primary School is a happy, safe environment for all children and staff, where everyone is respected and valued. We treat each other with consideration, honesty, fairness and compassion, through effective communication and positive, trusting relationships with all of our community. The Governors of Shotton Primary School are looking to successfully appoint a hardworking, organised, reliable and highly effective practitioner to join our staff team on a full-time basis. The successful candidate will ideally have effective KS1 experience and whilst early in their career should be a good to outstanding classroom practitioner, able to plan clear progressive sequences of learning ensuring good attainment and progress over time. We require for September 2025 a class teacher to join our dedicated, hardworking staff, who put the needs of our children at the forefront of their practice. The successful candidates will become part of a supportive team and dedicated staff who have high expectations and demonstrate a caring attitude towards our children’s academic, social and personal development. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. Visits prior to application are welcomed and there will be an opportunity to visit our school on Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 9:30am or 4pm or 9:30am on Wednesday 18th June 2025. Please contact the school office either by telephone (0191 526 2006) or by email Shotton.primary@durhamlearning.net to book your visit. The successful candidate will: • Be a consistently good to outstanding teacher across the curriculum able to motivate and engage children. • Meet all teaching standards. • Have effective and successful experience of teaching primary aged children. • Have a clear understanding of the needs of primary aged pupils, including special needs and all other vulnerable pupil groups. • Have high standards of behaviour and the ability to effectively use positive behaviour strategies and clear expectations. • Have high expectations of learning and achievement for all children. • Have a well organised and managed classroom. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • Have patience and enthusiasm. • Be non-judgemental. • Work well with others. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly professional individual to join our hardworking and passionate team, within our friendly, supportive and successful school. All completed application forms are to be returned by email to shotton.primary@durhamlearning.net no later than 9am on Monday 23rd June 2025 We anticipate that interviews will be held on Monday 30th June Observations of shortlisted candidates will take place on Thursday 26th June and if necessary, the morning of Friday 27th June 2025. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. Shotton Primary School Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, County Durham, DH6 2JP Tel: 0191 526 2006 Email: shotton.primary@durhamlearning.net Website: http://www.shottonprimary.durham.sch.uk/ VPRS/161