Lliswerry High School – Year 7 Launch Curriculum Teacher
Full time, fixed-term for 1 year, MPS2-UPS3
Commencing 01.09.2026
Lliswerry High School is a thriving, multi-cultural, 11-18 mixed comprehensive school on the eastern side of Newport close to the M4. We are seeking to appoint and inspirational teacher to play a key role in our Year 7 Launch and Literacy Team, which already combines the expertise of both primary and secondary trained colleagues. We are therefore ideally looking for either a primary trained colleague or a secondary English or Humanities teacher for this role.
The successful applicant will be a part of our exciting curriculum and transition development programme within our school, enhancing our already excellent cluster links and supporting our learners as we move towards implementation of the new curriculum. Working closely with the current team you be given the freedom to use your creativity in order to deliver exciting, engaging lessons that capture the imagination of learners and support consistently high levels of progress.
This is an incredibly exciting time for the school and we are looking for a teacher with imagination, determination and resilience to make a difference to the lives of our learners. If that is you, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.
It is anticipated that the person appointed will:
● be an excellent classroom practitioner
● possess excellent organisational, analytical and communication skills
● demonstrate high standards of professionalism in all respects
● be a positive role model to colleagues and learners alike
● possess ambition, belief, resilience, determination and a sense of humour
● possess the ability to motivate and inspire learners and to build positive relationships
● have high expectations of themselves, colleagues and learners
● be committed to their own professional learning
● have the ability to develop excellent working relationships with all stakeholders
● be able to use data to support learner progress effectively
● be committed to the vision of our school
If you would like to visit the school, require further information or would like to just discuss this position further with the Headteacher or Leader of Learning, please e-mail or telephone Mrs Andrea Rose-Phelps (see contact details in the application instructions).
This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS).
Closing date: 13.04.2026
Shortlisting date: 14.04.2026
Interview date: 23.04.2026
Lliswerry High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.