Primary Teacher, Merthyr Tydfil

Job Description

New Directions Education is proud to be working alongside the fantastic schools in the Merthyr area and on their behalf, we are recruiting strong and experienced Key Stage 2 teachers to support schools with their staffing needs on a short-term day to day cover and covering long term absence.

Supply teaching is a very rewarding and flexible role. We provide our teachers with an opportunity to network in schools local to them, and have the autonomy to pick the days you work. Your dedicated account manager will pro-actively find you work in schools that suit your ethos.

We are dedicated to supporting the education community and are proud of our relationships with our clients and candidates. The ideal candidate will be reliable, adaptable and dedicated to inspiring children to foster a love of learning.

New Directions is committed to your professional development and offer a variety of training courses which are accredited and a certified. We offer essential on-site training such as Team Teach, Personal Safety Behaviour Management, First Aid, British Sign Language and more.

New Directions Education is an award winning, Education Recruitment Agency who are also a preferred supply in the area.

Job Specification

Your role as a Key Stage 2 (KS2) 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 2 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.