Year 5 Teacher United Kingdom
Job description
Are you a reflective practitioner with a secure knowledge and understanding of the KS2 curriculum? Would you be keen to support pupil development in UKS2 and rise to new challenges? Tradewind are recruiting!
A fantastic opportunity has presented to work in a Year 5 class in a 'Good' school in Dukinfield, Tameside. This is full-time class teacher role in Year 5 beginning September 2023 and will run until the end of the academic year on a temp-perm basis. The school are looking to appoint an experienced KS2 teacher who has secure subject knowledge, liaises well with parents and rises to new challenges. This Year 5 role will be paid to scale and offers career progression opportunities for the right candidate. Regrettably, on this occasion, the school are unable to consider ECT's.
About the School
This is a happy and active single-form entry school who places a very high value on the emotional and physical wellbeing of the pupils. The school promotes high standards and excellent behaviour, following Ready, Respectful and Safe values on a daily basis. The school has a lovely 'family feel' due to strong, trusting relationships and is a very rewarding place to work with supportive staff and strong leadership.
About the Role
As the Year 5 teacher, you will be responsible for the progress of approximately 30 pupils. The children are of mixed ability so the ability to differentiate learning to challenge learners at ranging levels will be crucial to your success. There is a small percentage of EAL learners in the class and an autistic child who has a full-time learning support assistant.
As the Year 5 teacher, your responsibilities will be but not limited to:
- Undertake full class teaching responsibilities for a year 5 class.
- Build a positive rapport with all pupils based on mutual respect and encourage a sense of ownership and accountability of learning
- Demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding of the Year 5 curriculum
- Thoroughly plan and deliver engaging lessons that motivate and challenge learners as well as stimulate curiosity and encourage learning beyond the classroom
- Monitor personal, social and emotional wellbeing and communicate effectively with families
- Ensure activities are relevant, meaningful and prepare children to be global citizens of the future
- Utilise innovative approaches that cater for visual, audio and kinaesthetic learning preferences
- Use a range of assessment strategies to review, report and reflect on daily practice to inform future planning and improve educational outcomes.
To be successful in this Year 5 teaching role:
- You must hold QTS status or an equivalent teaching qualification.
- Provide two professional references which demonstrate your competency in KS2
- This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) and professional reference checks.
- Provide a CV with at least 10 years employment/education history included and employment breaks must be explained
- Have the legal right to work in the UK.
The benefits of registering with Tradewind:
- We attract top education talent and in return offer top rates of pay
- We care about your training and development more than any other agency - which is why we can offer you more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, 30 to be exact!
- Great referral scheme - recommend a friend and earn a brilliant bonus!
- Full interview preparation and assistance - so you're fully prepped and confident, increasing your chances of success
- Help with lesson planning - our support doesn't stop once we've secured you a placement
- Online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability
- Free social and networking events to get to know your peers and consultants
Tradewind Recruitment is a Sunday Times Top 100 employer - stopping at nothing to ensure our candidates and employees come first. We have the very best people to take your call and look after you every step of the way. We pride ourselves on exceptional service and take the time to really get to know you, to ensure we have a thorough understanding of your career goals and work hard on your behalf to secure you positions with great rates of pay (all rates are typically inclusive of holiday pay, however we will happily accrue this upon request) and plenty of development opportunities. We have more certified CPD courses than any other education recruitment agency, a brilliant referral bonus, full interview preparation, help with lesson planning, online Portal for your timesheets and log your availability and plenty more benefits by registering with Tradewind. Because our people matter most.
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