Primary Teacher, Year 4 and 5, Wirral

  • Location: Wirral
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Salary: Competitive per day
  • Start date: 17/11/2025
  • Job Type: Temporary
  • Sector: Primary Education
  • Posted:

Job Description

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Primary Teacher to provide PPA cover across Year 4 and Year 5 classes every Monday and Tuesday, starting next week and continuing until Christmas.

Location: Friendly primary school in Birkenhead
Days: Monday & Tuesday each week
Duration: From next week until the end of the Autumn term (Christmas)
Role: PPA cover across Year 4 & Year 5

What we’re looking for:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  • Experience teaching in KS2 (Year 4 and/or Year 5 preferred)
  • A positive, flexible attitude and strong classroom management skills
  • Someone who can quickly build rapport with pupils and staff

What’s on offer:

  • Supportive leadership and friendly colleagues
  • Well-planned lessons ready for delivery
  • A lovely school community that values its teachers

If you’re an experienced teacher looking for a short-term, two-day-a-week role in a welcoming Birkenhead school – this could be perfect for you!

Apply now or get in touch for more details.

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.

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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