Headteacher
*Please note: the Diocese of York is not the employer*
Class Teacher
Pay Scale: M1-M6
To start: September 2025
Contract type: Full time, permanent
Closing date: Friday 16th May 2025 at 9.00am
Do you want to make a difference to the children and families of our busy, oversubscribed village school?
Is a commitment to making sure every child and family flourishes and succeeds the focus of your work?
Are you an enthusiastic, team player ready to be part of something special?
If yes, then Sleights is the place for you! With our happy children, supportive families and dedicated staff team, our school is certainly an exciting place to be.
Nestled in the outskirts of Whitby, we are immensely proud to serve the village and surrounding communities who send their children to our busy Church of England school.
Our work is centred around our vision of “Working together to be happy; to flourish and succeed”. With our stunning school setting, complete with lots of outdoor space and a forest, we are committed to providing children with exciting, real life and practical learning opportunities.
At the heart of our all we do is a commitment that every child will succeed. We believe they get one chance. Our team works tirelessly to make this one chance count. Ofsted also recognise that Sleights goes “above and beyond” for its pupils and that our ambitions are high.
Everyone in our team believing and embracing this approach is essential. The team at Sleights is strong and work together to support and champion the children and community. We have high expectations of our children and each other. We are looking to appoint a teacher who will be a key member of our team and join us in celebrating and embracing this approach too.
Our opportunity
We are looking to appoint a dedicated, highly motivated and enthusiastic teacher to join our team. A year group will be allocated based on candidate experience and interest. We are keen to hear from interested candidates across Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.
We are looking for:
• A teacher who loves working with children and cares greatly about their success.
• A colleague who has a passion to see every child achieve their very best.
• A team player who is keen to work with others to celebrate the joy and tackle the challenges of working in a busy village school.
• Someone who has the drive and ambition to achieve excellent results.
In return, we can offer you:
• A happy school, underpinned by our Church of England ethos, where everyone is valued and respected.
• Hardworking, enthusiastic and happy children, who are at the centre of all we do.
• An exciting and inspiring learning environment.
• The support of the full staff team, who work closely to achieve the best for our children and each other.
• Opportunities to further your own development through curriculum leadership opportunities.
This post will commence on 1st September 2025.
Closing date: Friday 16th May 2025 at 9.00am. Interviews will be shortly after the closing date.
Visits to the school, or an informal conversation with the Headteacher, are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange this: headteacher@sleights.n-yorks.sch.uk and for more information on applying.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.