Year 1 Class Teacher (MAT cover) - 3 Terms until July 2027

Knypersley First School, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 6NN

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 1st 2026

• Closing date

  17 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £34,823.00 Annually (FTE)

Year 1 Class Teacher (MAT cover) - 3 Terms until July 2027 job summary

Main purpose of the job:

All teachers must carry out the duties outlined in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and adhere to the Teachers’ Standards. Performance will be assessed against these standards during the appraisal process.

Duties and responsibilities

Teaching

• Deliver the curriculum relevant to the age and ability of pupils.
• Prepare and develop teaching materials, programmes, and pastoral arrangements.
• Be accountable for the attainment and progress of pupils taught.
• Plan teaching based on pupils’ capabilities and prior knowledge, demonstrating understanding of how they learn.
• Address the needs of all pupils, including but not limited to those with SEND, EAL, high prior attainment, or in receipt of the Pupil Premium, using effective teaching approaches.
• Promote high standards of communication in written and spoken English.
• Implement strategies for developing early reading skills, e.g., systematic synthetic phonics.
• Provide challenging learning experiences for all pupils, monitoring progress and attainment.
• Use assessment to secure pupils’ progress and provide regular feedback to encourage reflection on and responsibility for their work.
• Use data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan lessons.
• Set home-learning tasks and lead out-of-class activities to extend pupils’ knowledge.
• Participate in assessment arrangements per the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children.
It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Knypersley First School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 9
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 272 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 9
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Knypersley First School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/knypersley-first-school-stoke-on-trent

School Structure (60 PAN)
Foundation Stage
• Nursery (48 PAN) 3 intakes per year
• Reception – 2 x full time classes

Key Stage One
• 2x Year 1 classes
• 2x Year 2 classes

Key Stage Two
• 2 x Year 3 classes
• 2x Year 4 classes

Current numbers of PP- 53 pupils
Current numbers of SEN-17 pupils including 4 with EHCP’s
All classes have full time TA support

School location

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