Day-to-Day Key Stage 1 Teacher – Stoke-on-Trent

Day-to-Day Key Stage 1 Teacher – Stoke-on-Trent

Location: Stoke-on-Trent
Start Date: September 2025
Hours: Flexible (full- or part-time options available)
Contract: Day-to-day / Temporary supply
Salary: Competitive daily rate (based on experience and qualifications)

Zest Education is currently recruiting passionate and adaptable Key Stage 1 Teachers for day-to-day supply work in a number of thriving primary schools in and around Stoke-on-Trent. These flexible roles offer a fantastic opportunity for experienced teachers or Early Career Teachers (ECTs) to build confidence, gain varied classroom experience, or achieve a better work-life balance while continuing to make a real difference to pupils’ education.

Our partner schools are welcoming and well-resourced, with a strong focus on nurturing pupils through creative, child-centred learning. As a supply teacher, you’ll become a valued part of these school communities—even for short-term placements—ensuring continuity in learning and supporting pupils in reaching their full potential.

What to Expect from the Role:

Each day will bring a new challenge and the chance to step into a variety of classroom environments. You may be called upon to cover lessons for sickness, PPA time, training days, or short-term absences across Year 1 and Year 2.

Your responsibilities will typically include:

• Delivering pre-prepared lesson plans and adapting them where needed to suit pupils’ needs

• Creating a calm, focused learning environment where all children feel supported and engaged

• Managing classroom behaviour in line with school policies

• Ensuring a smooth handover for the regular class teacher, including feedback on pupil progress

• Working closely with support staff, including TAs, SEN staff, and SLT, to ensure pupils’ needs are met

While the work is day-to-day, schools often request regular cover for known teachers, allowing for consistency and the opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and pupils alike.

Ideal Candidates Will Have:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

• Recent classroom experience within Key Stage 1 (Year 1 or Year 2)

• Strong behaviour management and organisational skills

• A flexible, proactive, and enthusiastic attitude

• Confidence to work independently and adapt quickly to new settings

• A genuine passion for supporting young learners’ development

ECTs are welcome to apply – supply teaching can be a fantastic way to explore different settings and gather varied teaching experience.

What Zest Education Offers:

• Flexible assignments tailored to your schedule and preferences

• A dedicated consultant who understands your teaching goals

• Access to work in a wide variety of Stafford schools, each with their own strengths

• Competitive daily rates paid weekly

• Ongoing professional development and interview support

• Opportunities to transition into long-term or permanent roles if desired

If you’re a qualified teacher looking for varied, flexible work in supportive primary schools across Stoke-on-Trent, we would love to hear from you.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Eve at evem@zesteducation.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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