Class Teacher - January 2027 start

Dawlish Primary School; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawlish Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic teacher with QTS to join our primary/early years team. The role focuses on high-quality planning, delivering engaging lessons, and assessing pupil progress while supporting an innovative literacy and numeracy curriculum.

You will collaborate within a year-group team, foster inclusive practice, uphold safeguarding standards, and contribute to professional development and appraisal processes.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Relevant teaching experience within Primary and/or Early Years settings.
• Ability to plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate lessons using quality-first teaching methods.
• Proven skills in assessing, recording, and reporting on pupils' attainment, progress, and educational needs.
• Experience in delivering an innovative curriculum that ensures pupils are literacy and numeracy confident.
• Skill in planning and organising a broad, ambitious curriculum for mixed-ability classes.
• Strong commitment to child safeguarding, pupil health and safety, and well-being policies.
• Dedication to ongoing personal professional development and active participation in teacher appraisal.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for liaising with pupils, colleagues, parents, and outside agencies.
• Ability to work cooperatively within a year group team to share ideas, resources, and best practices.
• Strong commitment to parental partnerships and fostering an inclusive, multicultural school culture.
• Understanding of diverse learning styles, SEND support, and individualised learning approaches.

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

• Relevant teaching experience within Primary and/or Early Years settings.

Teaching, Planning & Assessment:

• Ability to plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate lessons using quality-first teaching methods.

• Proven skills in assessing, recording, and reporting on pupils' attainment, progress, and educational needs.

• Experience in delivering an innovative curriculum that ensures pupils are literacy and numeracy confident.

• Skill in planning and organising a broad, ambitious curriculum for mixed-ability classes.

Classroom Management & Pupil Support:

• Skill in creating a safe, stimulating, inclusive, and highly nurturing learning environment.

• Ability to implement positive behaviour management strategies and guide pupils toward self-discipline.

• Understanding of diverse learning styles, SEND support, and individualised learning approaches.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills for liaising with pupils, colleagues, parents, and outside agencies.

• Ability to work cooperatively within a year group team to share ideas, resources, and best practices.

• Strong commitment to parental partnerships and fostering an inclusive, multicultural school culture.

Professional Standards & Safeguarding:

• Strong commitment to child safeguarding, pupil health and safety, and well-being policies.

• Dedication to ongoing personal professional development and active participation in teacher appraisal.