mixed Y1/2 Early Career Teacher

At Zest Education, our commitment extends beyond supply teaching. We specialise in assisting Early Career Teachers to find their ideal role too!

Zest Education are seeking to appoint a dynamic, creative and committed KS1 Early Career Teacher to join a well regarded small village primary in Atherstone. The role is due to start in September.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a thorough knowledge of the primary curriculum and a wide range of teaching strategies
• Have high expectation of all pupils to ensure they reach their full potential
• Be committed to collaborative learning and ongoing professional development including full engagement in the ECT programme of support.
• Be creative in their approach to teaching and learning

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

• Have a knowledge of and keep up to date with the requirements of the Foundation Stage and Primary National Curriculum
• Understand the stages of child development and how pupils’ learning is affected by their wider experience and life context.
• Be familiar with school systems and structures including all those linked to Health and Safety and Safeguarding.
• Have a thorough and up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum programmes of study, level descriptors and specifications for all relevant areas of the Curriculum, drawing on subject expertise of other staff when appropriate.
• Use detailed subject knowledge to deal effectively with subject-related questions raised by pupils and the common misconceptions that they hold – thereby deepening the pupils’ knowledge and understanding.

TEACHING, LEARNING AND CLASS MANAGEMENT

• Plan and deliver learning to the assigned class or classes in line with national requirements and school policies.
• Provide lessons which are well structured, maintain pace and provide appropriate support and challenge for all groups of pupils based on effective use of assessment to inform next step learning.
• Evaluate own teaching critically, drawing on development opportunities to improve effectiveness.
• As a result of teaching and effective use of data, your pupils achieve well in relation to their prior attainment.
• Identify those with Special Educational Needs, implement planned programmes and seek appropriate support from other professionals.
• Develop effective use of support staff through coaching and mentoring, to ensure highly effective classroom assistance, which impacts on pupil learning.

This role is suitable for an ECT and is expected to be in a mixed Y1/2 class.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Jo at Joanne@zestedcuation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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