General Supply teacher, Caerphilly

Job Description

New Directions Education are recruiting inspiring, dedicated and inspirational Primary Teachers to provide cover within the Primary school setting. We work alongside some of the biggest as well as the smallest schools in the Caerphilly Borough to help with their supply/cover needs. This could be daily cover as well as long term cover and this role would suit both NQT’s and experienced teachers. We are looking for candidates to cover in Foundation Phase or Key Stage 2 or both!

At New Directions, we care about the schools and offer a variety of free training to staff as well as the children. We recently hosted the World’s Largest British Sign Language lesson with over 3,500 attendees breaking a world record. We also offer free first Aid lessons to Key Stage 2 children and we can also provide a free inflatable penalty shoot out to schools to assist with fundraising incentives.

We also care about our candidates and offer a variety of CPD learning opportunities and host multiple webinars/seminars during the half term breaks. Some of these are Incidental Welsh, British Sign Language, Assessment for Learning, Mindfulness and Wellbeing plus many more.

NQT’s will also benefit from our newly launched NQT Support Programme where you will also have a dedicated NQT consultant, talks/webinars from the EWC and Central South Consortium as well as valuable advice from Headteacher’s on what to expect in your NQT year, Lesson Observation tips and CV/Cover letter advise.

Job Specification

We recruit Primary Teachers for jobs in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) Primary Teacher job roles.

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

• 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.