Job description
🌟 Job Opportunity: Key Stage 1 Class Teacher - 32.5 Hours per Week 🌟
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Start Date: September 2025 (or sooner by negotiation)
Open to Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
On behalf of a welcoming and inclusive primary school in the Stoke-on-Trent area, we are excited to advertise the vacancy of a Key Stage 1 Class Teacher to join a dedicated and values-driven team.
This opportunity is ideal for an enthusiastic Early Career Teacher or an educator in the early stages of their career who is passionate about nurturing the whole child-supporting their academic, social, emotional, and mental health development every day.
What We're Looking For:
We are seeking a reflective and committed teacher with:
- Qualified Teacher Status and a relevant degree in education (or equivalent teaching qualification)
- Proven or developing experience within Key Stage 1
- A strong commitment to supporting children's emotional wellbeing and mental health
- A passion for children's literature and a clear understanding of how to foster a love of reading
- Confidence in delivering high-quality daily phonics sessions (ideally using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised)
- A belief in mastery-based learning and strong adaptive teaching strategies
- Strong organisational and classroom management skills, rooted in relational practice and mutual respect
What Sets This School Apart?
The school promotes a set of shared 'RESPECT' values, which guide every aspect of teaching and learning:
Responsibility * Empathy * Selflessness * Positivity * Equity * Courage * Trust
With a whole-school commitment to developing confident readers and respectful citizens, you'll join a nurturing environment where meaningful learning and positive relationships flourish.
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