Please note that this post is not suitable for ECTS

The successful candidate will be

• MOTIVATIONAL    • INSPIRING      • DYNAMIC     • AMBITIOUS

Our Vision and values

Our vision is to develop a community where children can enjoy a welcoming, secure, happy and healthy environment, all members can develop self-confidence, self-esteem, self-motivation, independence, compassion, tolerance and understanding.

As part of the Leigh Trust family of schools, we are “The TEAM that CARES”.

We can offer you:

The opportunity to work in an inclusive school.

A positive and enthusiastic staff, committed to achieving the best for all pupils.

Happy, motivated, keen to learn children.

Commitment to support you in your continued professional development.

Support of a caring and motivated Senior Leadership Team.

The opportunity to collaborate with and benefit from the mutual support of schools with Leigh Trust.

We are looking for a practitioner that:

Has a positive, optimistic outlook  

Has a passion for teaching and learning.

Cares deeply about children’s learning and their emotional wellbeing.

Has high expectations of attainment and behaviour.

Shows initiative and work collaboratively with a team.

Has great communication skills with the ability to build trust and confidence with parents, children and colleagues.

If you have the skills required and are interested in joining our successful team, we would love to hear from you:

We encourage informal visits to the school, so if you interested in joining our school, please call 0121 464 1569 to make an appointment.

Please apply for this post by signing into www.mynewterm.com

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 7th May  2024.

Interviews will be held on Friday 17th May 2024. Offers will be made subject to satisfactory receipt of references and teaching observations.

If you have not been contacted for an interview by 10th May 2024 then you will have been unsuccessful in your application.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Alston Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.   

Alston Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.  This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023.  This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.