Teacher


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Sunderland, SR5 5JA
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	22 Oct 2026
Closing date:	30 Oct 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

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

• DfE recognised teaching qualification and QTS or equivalent

• Experience of teaching pupils with additional needs

• High expectations of pupil achievement

What the school offers its staff

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:

• A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another

• Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group

• Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates

• Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace

• Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

• Bike 2 Work scheme

Further details about the role

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:

• DfE recognised teaching qualification and QTS or equivalent

• Experience of teaching pupils with additional needs

• High expectations of pupil achievement

As a valued member of our team, you will:

• Have a strong understanding of appropriate curriculum for pupils with additional needs

• Be aware of and apply a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure the diverse needs of learners are met

• 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:

• 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)

• Mary Astell Academy – Alternative Provision academy offering education to permanently excluded pupils and pupils who are struggling in mainstream school (11-16 years)

• Thomas Bewick Special School – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (3-19 years)

• Harry Watts Academy – Special School academy for pupils with a diagnosis of autism (5-16 years)

• 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:

• A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another

• Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group

• Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme, each with favourable employer contribution rates

• Employee centred policies that support you in and beyond the workplace

• Funded eye tests for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)

• 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.

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.

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