Primary-trained Teacher
Bedeburn Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE5 4JQ Your Role *Please note this is a full/part time role, and you will be paid all year round as per STPCD (School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document). Callerton Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled, nurturing and reflective primary-trained teacher to lead a secondary nurture group for students who require a highly supportive, therapeutic and relational approach to learning. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to work with a small group of Key Stage 3 students, helping them to successfully re-engage with learning, build emotional literacy, develop routines, and develop the foundational knowledge they need to thrive as they transition into mainstream secondary education. The successful candidate will:
- Plan and deliver a primary-style curriculum tailored to the developmental, academic and emotional needs of secondary-aged students
- Teach literacy and numeracy, including the use of phonics and structured numeracy techniques, to strengthen students’ foundational knowledge and confidence
- Support students to close gaps in early reading, writing and mathematical understanding that act as barriers to wider learning
- Create a safe, calm and consistent learning environment grounded in nurture principles
- Work closely with pastoral leaders, SEND staff, families and external professionals to support individual student needs
- Support students’ carefully planned reintegration into mainstream lessons
- Holds QTS and is primary-trained
- Has strong experience in delivering phonics-based literacy and practical, structured numeracy approaches
- Understands the importance of rebuilding foundational knowledge for older students who have experienced disrupted learning
- Has a sound understanding of attachment-aware and trauma-informed practice
- Is passionate about inclusion and believes in building success through relationships
- Is flexible, reflective and resilient, with high expectations and a warm, consistent approach
- A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
- Generous annual leave
- Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
- An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
- Enthusiastic and motivated students
- An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
- A school with its community at heart
- Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group
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