- School: Laidlaw Schools Trust
- Location: Newcastle
- Salary: MPS
- Hours: Full time but part time considered
- Contractual Status: Permanent
- Closing Date: 2nd Dec 2025
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.
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 here: https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Class_Teacher_Early_Years_Foundation_Stage_EYFS_KS1/288366
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.
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Job Description Person Specification
Laidlaw Schools Trust
An extraordinary multi-academy trust in the North East, teaching and inspiring children from nursery to sixth form to become active, responsible and successful global citizens.
Laidlaw Schools Trust was founded in 2008 with one secondary school in Newcastle. We now provide extraordinary education at eleven nursery, primary and secondary academies in Newcastle, Wearside and Durham, and are set to grow further. Together, we know that we can do hard things. We can transform the lives of our pupils and communities through extraordinary education. We will develop minds and build character, so that students achieve practical life skills, cultural capital as well as academic success.
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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.
