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Primary Teacher
Start Date: September 2025
Location: Wakefield WF2
Full-time - Long-term Maternity Cover
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Career Teachers is seeking a talented KS2 Teacher to join a lovely 2 form-entry Primary School located in Wakefield, within walking distance from the city centre. The role is to cover maternity leave and will run from September until February 2026. ECTs are encouraged to apply.
This Primary School is friendly and welcoming place where children feel safe to learn, grow and succeed. The whole team are very proud of their pupils and work closely together to ensure the best outcomes for them.
Knowledge and vocabulary is at the heart of their curriculum and carefully sequenced so that learning is built upon term-by-term, year-by-year and, between topics across a variety of year groups.
The team work hard towards the goal of all children being kind, respectful and responsible to everyone and the environment. They do this in a positive and supportive manner to encourage children to think for themselves and become independent learners. During their last inspection Ofsted recognised that "pupil's behaviour and attitudes to learning are a strength of the school" and rated the pupil's behaviour as outstanding. This Primary School is fortunate to serve a richly diverse community and has a high percentage of EAL pupils.
The role comes with full class teaching responsibilities and the right candidate is expected to:
Deliver engaging and interactive lessons across all subjects.
Develop and implement lesson plans that align with the school's curriculum and national standards.
Prepare teaching materials and resources to support learning objectives.
Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive classroom environment.
Implement effective behaviour management strategies to promote a safe and productive learning atmosphere.
Monitor and support student's social and emotional well-being.
Use a variety of teaching methods to cater to different learning styles.
Assess student progress through formal and informal assessments.
Provide timely and constructive feedback to students and parents.
Work collaboratively with colleagues to plan and deliver cross-curricular projects.
Communicate regularly with parents and guardians about student progress and any concerns.
Maintain accurate records of student attendance, progress, and behaviour.
Prepare and submit reports on student performance and development.
Use data to inform instruction and identify areas for improvement.
Support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students and foster an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and promotes equity.
Participate in school life including staff meetings, parent's evenings, professional development, school events and extracurricular activities, such as clubs, sports, and school trips.
Reflect on teaching practices and seek opportunities for growth and improvement.Why choose Career Teachers?
Competitive weekly pay
Assignments paid to a scale after 12 weeks (AWR)
Friendly and honest service
Online time sheets
Your own dedicated consultant
Guaranteed pay schemes
Genuine refer a friend scheme
Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Well-being portal.*These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra this portal once you start working with us.
Career Teachers are a leading national education agency that specialise in the recruitment of long term and daily supply teachers and support staff. As a teacher or teaching assistant, you will have a dedicated consultant who will support you with your career and who will give you access to a variety of opportunities that suit your needs.
All roles will require an enhanced criminal record disclosure (DBS), although we can help with this process a new application is required if your current DBS is not on the update service, and reference checks.
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Career Teachers 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.
This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Career Teachers 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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