Teacher - Ty Sign Primary

Ty Sign Primary School – Teacher x2

Closing Date Thursday 19th June

Shortlisting Monday 23rd. Interviews and lessons from Wednesday 25th June.

Fixed Term until 31st August 2026

Start date 01st September 2025 (pending safer recruitment checks)

Ty Sign Primary’s school motto is Aiming High for Life Long Learning

Ty sign Primary school is situated in the community of Risca. The school has excellent community links and benefits from a very supportive PTA and Governing Body. The school has extensive green space within its grounds and is a positive, supportive and inclusive environment.

Pupils are looking to appoint 2 teachers who are:

• Friendly, empathetic and approachable.
• Enthusiastic and fun.
• Patient and will listen and act on their views.

Governors are looking to appoint a teacher who is:

• Outstanding classroom practitioner and the ability to motivate and engage young learners with a wide range of learning needs.
• Inspiring, creative, caring and full of enthusiasm.
• Up to date with knowledge of the Curriculum and the ALN code for Wales;
• Proactive in own professional learning.
• Knowledgeable of the United Conventions of the Rights of the Child and have good systems of pastoral care, including pupil empowerment.
• Highly motivated and hold equally high expectations of our children's achievements, their behaviour and skill development.
• Flexible, well organised and be able to confidently lead a team, with a proven track record.
• Able to effectively work together as members of our strong school team and contribute fully to the life of the school including extracurricular activities.
• Able to establish and maintain positive relationships with our parents and carers, members of staff, our Governing Body and our wider community.
• Able to effectively use digital platforms to enhance and share our children's learning and be fully committed to promoting Welsh 2nd Language and the well-being of our pupils.
• Experienced in working with children with specific and significant Additional Learning Needs and has strategies to manage varying behaviour extremely well.

We can offer:

• A school with high aspirations and a genuine opportunity to make a difference
• A strong commitment to professional development
• An opportunity to help shape the future of teaching and learning
• A dedicated and supportive team of professional staff and governors

Application forms available from the ETEACH website or the school

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role please contact Mr Harris, Headteacher on 01663 612813.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014 all Learning Support staff in schools, (which includes the post referred to herein), must be registered with the Education Workforce Council for Wales (EWC) from 1 April 2016.

Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a Learning Support Assistant with the EWC.

Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the website or by telephoning, 0 2 9 2 0 4 6 0 0 9 9. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.

Safeguarding Statement:

Ty Sign Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

This post is advertised in English only as it has been categorised as one where Welsh language skills are not necessary.