Y3 Class Teacher

Woodlands Primary School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Woodlands Primary School in Sheffield invites applications for a Year 3 teacher on a fixed-term, full-time contract until 31 August 2027. You will deliver excellent teaching and learning, implement a curriculum aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, and provide regular progress updates to parents and carers.

The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding classroom skills, build strong relationships with pupils, colleagues and families, and promote pupil wellbeing to help

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with experience in primary education.
• Ability to teach English and mathematics to Year 3 students.
• Commitment to curriculum delivery and pupil wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• 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 early years foundation stage framework 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.

Skills

Excellent classroom skills

English & mathematics instruction

Job description

Salary:Teachers' pay scales

Contract term: Full time, 1.0 FTE, fixed term until 31 August 2027

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 15 November 2026

Mercia Learning Trust

Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and four secondary schools located in Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 6100 pupils, with over 800 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.

Woodlands Primary School

Woodlands Primary School is a warm, nurturing and ambitious primary school serving the Gleadless and Norton community in south Sheffield.

The school is driven by a simple but powerful belief that education changes lives, with high expectations for every child and a commitment to ensuring all pupils can achieve their full potential.

The role

Woodlands Primary School has an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, talentedand caring individual to join our team in as a year 3 teacher. The role is fixed term until the end of the academic year. You will be responsible forthe implementation and impactof our curriculumthrough the deliveryof exceptional teaching and learning to all pupils.This will ensure theyachieve 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 early years foundation stage framework 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 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 mathematics, as well as having the knowledge and skills to inspire children's learning in all wider areas of the curriculum.