Class Teacher – Strong Behaviour Management

Full‑time • Immediate/September Start • Birmingham

Our primary school is seeking a confident, resilient and highly skilled Class Teacher with exceptional behaviour management to join our team. We are a warm, committed school, but we face significant behaviour challenges, and we need a teacher who can bring consistency, structure and calm authority to the classroom.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a setting where clear expectations, strong routines and proactive behaviour strategies are essential to pupil success.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading a structured classroom with clear routines and boundaries
• Implementing behaviour systems consistently across the day
• Using de‑escalation, low‑arousal communication and restorative approaches
• Creating a calm, purposeful learning environment even during challenging moments
• Building strong relationships with pupils who need stability and predictable responses
• Working closely with the SENCO and behaviour lead to follow plans and interventions
• Delivering engaging lessons that support focus, regulation and progress

What We’re Looking For

• A qualified teacher with proven behaviour management experience
• Someone calm, confident and able to take control of a room
• Strong understanding of SEMH, trauma‑informed practice and regulation strategies
• A teacher who can hold boundaries with warmth and consistency
• Excellent communication and teamwork
• A reflective, solution‑focused mindset

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