Primary Teacher (year 1)

If you’re passionate about nurturing young minds and want to be part of a warm, creative, and supportive school community, this is the role for you! Zest Education is thrilled to be recruiting for an enthusiastic and dedicated Year 1 Primary Teacher to join a fantastic school in Rugby. This is the perfect opportunity to bring your energy and ideas into a classroom where curiosity, kindness, and growth are at the heart of everything.

Location: Rugby – Group: Year 1 – Days: 3/per week – Contract type: Long-Term

The Role – What You’ll Be Doing
As this is a part-time position (3 days per week), you will be working collaboratively alongside another experienced Year 1 teacher, sharing planning, teaching, and assessment responsibilities to ensure consistency and high-quality learning experiences for the children.

Key Responsibilities:
• Deliver engaging and inspiring lessons aligned with the national curriculum for Year 1
• Work in partnership with the class’s other teacher to plan, assess, and track pupil progress
• Create a nurturing and stimulating learning environment that supports all learners
• Foster positive relationships with pupils, parents, and staff
• Contribute to the wider school community and uphold the school’s values

About the School
This welcoming primary school, located in the heart of Rugby, is known for its strong sense of community, supportive leadership team, and commitment to pupil well-being. The school places great emphasis on creative teaching approaches, outdoor learning, and developing confident, independent learners. You’ll be joining a setting that truly values collaboration and professional growth.

What You’ll Need
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Experience teaching in Key Stage 1, ideally Year 1
• Strong understanding of the KS1 curriculum and phonics
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• A positive, proactive, and flexible attitude

Why Choose Zest Education?
At Zest Education, we pride ourselves on connecting passionate educators with schools that value and support them. You’ll have access to ongoing guidance, personalised support throughout your placement, and opportunities to develop your career. We care about finding the right fit for you — so you can focus on what you do best: inspiring young minds.

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Harleigh at Harleigh@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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