Primary Teacher, Year 1/2, Wirral

  • Location: Wirral
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: Competitive per day
  • Start date: 13/04/2026
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Primary Education
  • Posted:

Job Description

We are working with a welcoming and well-established primary school on the Wirral who are looking to appoint a full-time teacher for a mixed Year 1/2 class starting after Easter.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive school with a strong team ethos and a focus on high-quality teaching and learning.

About the School

  • Friendly and inclusive school community
  • Supportive leadership and experienced staff team
  • Well-behaved, engaged pupils
  • Strong focus on pupil progress and development
  • Positive and collaborative working environment

The Role

  • Teaching a mixed Year 1/2 class
  • Delivering engaging and structured lessons
  • Supporting pupils across KS1 curriculum
  • Maintaining strong classroom routines and expectations
  • Working closely with colleagues to support pupil progress

What We’re Looking For

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  • Experience teaching within KS1
  • Confidence teaching mixed-age classes (desirable)
  • Strong behaviour management
  • A positive, proactive and committed approach

What’s On Offer

  • Full-time, consistent role
  • Opportunity to join a supportive school team
  • Potential for longer-term opportunities

If you’re a KS1 teacher looking for your next full-time role after Easter, 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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