Teacher

Primary School Teacher (Year 1) – Knowle

Location: Knowle, Solihull
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: Paid to scale (dependent on experience)
Hours: Full-Time
Contract: Maternity cover

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Year 1 teacher to join our welcoming primary school in Knowle from September 2025 until July 2026.

About the Role:
As a Year 1 teacher, you will be responsible for delivering engaging and inclusive lessons to pupils in Year 1. Your role will involve creating stimulating lesson plans, assessing pupil progress, and fostering a classroom environment where each child feels valued, safe, and motivated to learn. You will work closely with colleagues to ensure high standards of teaching and learning and support the overall development of your pupils.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and delivering creative, differentiated lessons across all subjects within the Year 1 curriculum, including both core and foundation areas
• Monitoring and assessing pupils’ progress, providing constructive feedback, and maintaining accurate records
• Supporting pupils with additional needs (SEND) to ensure they can access the curriculum and reach their full potential
• Managing classroom behaviour effectively through positive strategies to create a respectful and safe learning environment
• Building strong relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues to support the children’s social, emotional, and academic development
• Upholding safeguarding policies to ensure the safety and well-being of all pupils at all times
• Contributing to team planning and school improvement initiatives to enhance the quality of education

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – applications without QTS will not be considered
• Experience teaching in Key Stage 1 (KS1)
• Strong knowledge of the primary curriculum and assessment practices
• Excellent behaviour management skills and the ability to motivate and inspire pupils
• A commitment to creating an inclusive, safe, and nurturing learning environment
• Effective communication skills and a collaborative approach to teamwork

Please only apply to this role if you have Qualified Teacher Status – if you are unsure if you have QTS, please visit Qualified teacher status (QTS): qualify to teach in England – GOV.UK. Any applications without QTS, will not be considered.

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.

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