What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will join the leadership team to move our school forward, to work as partof our team, and contribute to the exceptional quality of education, safety, welfare, wellbeing,happiness and behaviour that we strive to provide for the pupils at our school. The successfulcandidate will join our school in September 2025; there will be handover opportunities over thespring and summer terms.
We are looking for a TLR post holder who has vision and passion for inspiring and engaging bothstaff and pupils. First and foremost the successful candidate will be an exceptional teacher withextensive classroom experience and in-depth knowledge of teaching and learning in lower KeyStage 2 and, ideally, across the first school age range. You will lead by example and take animportant role in developing Maths across the school.
You will have
• Experience of working with learners of all abilities in lower Key Stage 2 and, ideally, across the First School age range
• A track record of successful leadership of a subject
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate and inspire
• The ability to initiate, manage and embed improvements effectively
• A track record in successfully developing and managing a team of staff
• The ability to take well informed decisions and delegate tasks effectively
• The desire and ability to work collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals
• A clear understanding about how to effectively safeguard children
• Extremely high expectations of pupils and a full commitment to raising standards for all pupils, whatever their needs
• Someone who puts children first and is committed to inclusion
You will be
• An exceptional teacher with the ability to inspire, motivate and enthuse others
• Someone who puts children first and is committed to inclusion
• A positive individual with a passion for education
• Able to take a central part in the monitoring and development of teaching and learning across the school in Maths
• Scrupulous about systems and procedures
• An excellent communicator with pupils, staff, parents, carers and the wider community
• Highly ambitious about what children and young people from whatever background or learning ability can achieve
What the school offers its staff
Marine Park is a purpose built, PFI School on an extensive and attractive coastal site in WhitleyBay, North Tyneside. The school is the largest First School in North Tyneside, currently attracting and serving up to 520 pupils from a wide catchment.
About us - we can offer you:
• Enthusiastic, motivated and friendly children who are excited about learning new things
• Dedicated, hardworking and talented teachers and support staff who are passionate about what they do
• A skilled, ambitious governing body, committed to helping the school move forward
• Supportive parents/carers
• Professional development opportunities
• Non-class-based time, each week, to fulfil your phase, subject leadership and staff development role
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.