Year 1 Teacher

Salary: Teacher's pay scales

Contract term: Part time, 0.2FTE, maternity cover until May 2026

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Midnight Thursday 1 May 2025

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 serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff.

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.

Nether Edge Primary School

Nether Edge Primary School is an over-subscribed, two-form entry, multi-cultural primary and nursery school firmly rooted in its community. We have approximately 450 pupils and a dedicated, diverse staff.

We are proud to be a member of Mercia Learning Trust, enjoying the benefits of a successful and expanding multi-academy trust.

Nether Edge Primary School is a warm, welcoming environment where both pupils and adults feel happy and secure. If you're seeking a school community where pupils are polite, respectful, and leaders are committed to the continuous improvement of the team, we look forward to your application.

The role

Nether Edge Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talented and caring individual to join our team in Year 1 for a maternity cover until May 2025. You will be responsible for the implementation and impact of our curriculum through the delivery of exceptional teaching and learning to all pupils. This will ensure they achieve the very best that they can.

Teaching responsibilities include:

• delivering engaging and effective lessons that meet the needs of all students in the class

• developing and implementing a curriculum that is 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 that all students are able to achieve their full potential.

The candidate

Candidates must have the ability to engage, inspire and motivate both pupils and colleagues and have the strategic vision to be part of the team moving our vibrant school forward.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching in Year 1, and will be able to demonstrate excellent classroom skills, including a sound understanding of how children learn. They will also have the ability to forge excellent relationships with colleagues, parents and most importantly, our children. They must be team players who are exceptional teachers of English and maths, as well as having the knowledge and skills to inspire children’s learning in all wider areas of the curriculum.

If you are a dedicated and passionate teacher with a desire to make a real difference in the lives of children, then we want to hear from you.