Key Role Information

Salary
£34,069.00 - 46,940.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Fixed Term
Closing
30/10/2026 09:00
Interview
11 November 2026
Start
4 January 2027
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Main Pay Scale | M1 - M6
Department
Teacher
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
32.44
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Salary Range: Main Pay Scale M1-M6 £34,069 - £46,940 per annum, plus SEN1 allowance £2,885 per annum (including pay award)


Fixed Term to 31.08.2027 (Maternity Cover)


Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of our pupils?


Harry Watts Academy is excited to announce the opportunity for a Teacher to join the team on a fixed term basis, from January 2027.


This role is perfect for a positive and professional individual with:


  1. DfE recognised teaching qualification and QTS or equivalent
  2. Experience of teaching pupils with additional needs
  3. High expectations of pupil achievement


As a valued member of our team, you will:


  1. Have a strong understanding of appropriate curriculum for pupils with additional needs
  2. Be aware of and apply a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure the diverse needs of learners are met
  3. Be able to manage change and be flexible to meet the needs of the school


Please refer to the attached person specification and job description for full details of the requirements of the role.


Sound like the role for you?


Harry Watts Academy is a specialist free school in Sunderland opened in September 2020 for autistic pupils aged between five and sixteen years. We pride ourselves on having a shared belief that all children have a right to the best education that can be provided and a learning and working environment where all are respected, valued and achievements celebrated.

 

It is a split site school, with locations in both Sunderland (Redhouse) and Washington (Harraton). Currently, our Engage and Explore pathways are based at Redhouse and our Discover pathway is based at Harraton. You will therefore be willing to support the teaching and learning of pupils on any of our three pathways on either of our sites.

 

To learn more about Harry Watts Academy and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.

 

Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 to help vulnerable young people succeed against the odds. Four core values underpin everything we do as a Trust, these are Aspiration, Integrity, Resilience and Kindness. We are looking for staff who share those values and want to support our young people.  

 

The Trust currently have 5 schools in the region: 

 

  1. Newcastle Bridges School – Alternative Provision academy offering education to pupils unable to access mainstream school due to medical needs including hospitalised children and young people (3-19 years) 
  2. Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years) 
  3. Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years) 
  4. Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years) 
  5. Gilbert Ward Academy – Special School academy for pupils with SEMH or a diagnosis of autism (11-16 years) 

 

The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Harry Watts Academy but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.

 

Benefits of working for Prosper Learning Trust


The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:

 

  1. A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another 
  2. Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes 
  3. Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group 
  4. Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates
  5. Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace 
  6. Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs) 
  7. Bike 2 Work scheme 

 

For more information on why we think you should work for us see our Trust website, where you will also find videos of what our current staff think. 


The successful candidate will be welcomed into the Trust, so if this sounds like the role for you, please don't hesitate to apply.

 

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.

Benefits

SEN 1
£2,885

Qualifications

DFE recognised teaching qualification and QTS or equivalentessential

Harry Watts Academy

Catherine Bhatti

admin@harrywattsacademy.co.uk


Ramillies Road
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR5 5JA

Safeguarding Information

Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for Disclosure from the DBS.

 

The Trust actively promotes equality of opportunity with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. The Trust selects all candidates for employment based on their skills, qualifications and experience, in comparison against the person specification.

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.


Online vetting checks will be carried out for candidates who are shortlisted.


Job roles, specifically for Newcastle Bridges School, that are located within The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites, will be subject to an additional layer of safer recruitment / pre-engagement checks managed by the NHS, under their Honorary Contract Policy.  An employee of Newcastle Bridges School may be required to work across more than one site.