Early Career Teacher, Key Stage 1, Wirral

  • Location: Wirral
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: Competitive per day
  • Start date: As soon as possible
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Primary Education
  • Posted:

Job Description

We are currently recruiting Early Career Teachers (ECTs) to support KS1 classes across primary schools on the Wirral.

We are entering one of the busiest periods of the year for supply demand, and schools are keen to secure enthusiastic KS1 teachers who can step into classrooms and support pupils during this key stage of learning.

The Role:

  • Teaching within Key Stage 1 classrooms
  • Delivering engaging lessons and supporting pupil progress
  • Maintaining strong classroom routines and behaviour management
  • Supporting early reading and phonics development

What Schools Are Looking For:

  • ECTs with (or working towards) QTS
  • Strong phonics knowledge and delivery experience
  • Confidence working within KS1
  • Positive behaviour management
  • Adaptable, reliable and professional approach

What’s On Offer:

  • ASAP starts available
  • Opportunities across a range of Wirral primary schools
  • Day-to-day, short-term and potential long-term roles
  • Valuable classroom experience during a high-demand period

If you’re a KS1 ECT ready to gain experience and build confidence in the classroom, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now with New Directions Education.

Job Specification

Your role as a Key Stage 1 (KS1) Primary Teacher in the age group of your speciality will be varied and at times challenging. But we doubt you’ll find a more satisfying career where your main objectives will be to develop the children and prepare them for the next stage.

As a Primary School Key Stage 1 Teacher you’ll be expected to:

  • Hold QTS status
  • Teach all areas of the school curriculum
  • Organise the classroom and learning resources to create a positive teaching environment
  • Plan, prepare and teach lessons that cater for all student ability ranges
  • Motivate pupils with enthusiastic, imaginative presentation
  • Maintain discipline
  • Meet requirements for the assessment and recording of pupils’ development
  • Coordinate activities and resources within a specific area of the curriculum, supporting colleagues in the delivery of this specialist area
  • Stay up to date with changes and developments in the structure of the curriculum
  • Liaise with colleagues and working flexibly, particularly within smaller schools.

What New Directions Education Ltd offers:

  • A dedicated and expert Account Manager
  • Regular and varied supply work
  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Potential long-term teaching roles
  • Full compliance with the Agency Workers Regulation (AWR)
  • A network of branches across the UK
  • Preferred supplier to more than 20 boroughs across the UK
  • Recommend-a-friend scheme
  • Respected reputation across the education and recruitment industry

New Directions Education Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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