Teacher

Ty Sign Primary School – Teacher

Closing Date Thursday 18th September

Fixed Term until 31st August 2026 covering Maternity Leave

Start date 14th October 2025 (pending safer recruitment checks)

Ty Sign Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, engaging and creative teacher to join the school’s team. The successful candidate will work with the existing Senior Leadership Team, teachers and teaching assistants at our friendly and inclusive school to develop and provide high quality teaching, learning and support for pupils.

Ty Sign Primary School is situated in the Risca Cluster and provides education for approx 430 pupils aged 3-11. The school has a thriving Nursery and also hosts the only primary SEBD specialist Resource Base for Caerphilly.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Evidence of successful relevant teaching experience.
• Thorough understanding of safeguarding and child protection processes and procedures.
• The ability to carry out the duties of a class teacher as outlined in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document, The Professional Standards Document, and the ‘Teacher’ job description.

In return we can offer you:

• Excellent levels of support
• A wealth of PL opportunities
• An extremely supportive and friendly team
• Amazing children who take great pride in their school

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 Mis Nygarie Long, 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.

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