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Class Teacher - Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) / KS1

Job details
Posting date: 21 November 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 02 December 2025
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE4 8XT
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 19ff3bca-61b8-4e3b-8303-114b7b864caa

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Atkinson Road Primary Academy, part of Laidlaw Schools Trust, are seeking to appoint a Class Teacher with Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 experience to start as soon as possible.

Full Time / Part Time will be considered

Are you an enthusiastic experienced and dedicated Early Years/KS1 Teacher looking for a new opportunity? We are looking for someone with drive, passion and a desire for nothing but the best for our pupils.

Atkinson Road Primary Academy, is a vibrant, warm and welcoming place catering for pupils aged two years to eleven years. We are unique in that we have children coming from countries all around the world to work, play and learn together and together we make our school an exciting place to be in the centre of our amazing Benwell community.

What the school offers its staff

At Laidlaw Schools Trust we appreciate the amazing work that our people do every day and like to reward our staff through benefits that are mentally, physically and financially rewarding. To see a complete list of our benefits please visit: https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits

To see the full job description and person specification for this role please refer to the attached supporting documents.

To apply please complete our online application form.

If you require assistance with your application please contact: recruitment@laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk

Closing Date for applications: 12 noon on Tuesday 2 December 2025

Interviews to be confirmed

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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