KS1 Class Teacher — Growth & Impact (Maternity Cover)

Inspired Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ivy House School, part of Inspired Education Group, sits in the green spaces of Golders Hill Park, Hampstead. We seek a KS1 Class Teacher who can nurture individuality and foster a love of learning in a 2–11 setting, with high standards and opportunities for development.

The role starts January 2027 for a 12-month maternity cover and involves leading lessons, planning for diverse pupils, and contributing to pastoral and academic excellence within a high-achievement environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a KS1 Class Teacher.
• Understand their professional responsibilities in relation to school policies and practices.
• Set a good example to the pupils through presentation and personal conduct.
• Evaluate teaching critically and use this to improve effectiveness.
• Establish effective working relationships with professional colleagues.
• Passionate about the extra-curricular life of the school.
• Direct and line manage Teaching Assistants & support staff when needed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals so that teaching objectives are met, momentum and challenge are maintained, and best use is made of teaching time.
• Plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.
• Secure a high standard of pupil behaviour in the classroom, through establishing appropriate rules and high expectations.
• Participate in the school’s Performance Management program.
• Identify pupils who have special educational needs, and know where to get help in order to give positive and targeted support.
• Design and adapt long, medium and short term plans for all schemes of work taught.
• Mark and monitor pupils’ class and homework providing constructive oral and written feedback.
• Set clear targets for improvement of pupils’ achievement and monitor pupils’ progress towards those targets.
• Supervision of pupils during playtime, lunchtime and for at least one school club
• Attend Staff Meetings and Briefings, Inset Days, Parents Evenings and Meetings, Open Days and School Fetes

Skills

KS1 Class Teacher

Classroom Management

Lesson Planning

Performance Management

SEN Awareness

Team Collaboration

Job description

Ivy House School, part of Inspired Education Group, sits in the green spaces of Golders Hill Park, Hampstead. We seek a KS1 Class Teacher who can nurture individuality and foster a love of learning in a 2–11 setting, with high standards and opportunities for development.

The role starts January 2027 for a 12-month maternity cover and involves leading lessons, planning for diverse pupils, and contributing to pastoral and academic excellence within a high-achievement environment.