Teacher

Manchester City Council; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester City Council is seeking an outstanding teacher to lead a Nursery class with strong staff support. The role requires QTS and a passion for enabling early learning in a caring school setting.

You will contribute to high standards of teaching, maintain records, and foster inclusion while working within a collaborative team. Starting 1 January 2027 with a competitive salary and strong teaching assistant support.

Qualifications

• High expectations and commitment to excellent learning.
• QTS-qualified teacher with degree.
• Outstanding classroom practitioner with ASD/SLI focus.
• Excellent communication at all levels.
• Inspires and motivates, works well in a team.
• Ability to manage a staff of three.
• Knowledge of the new curriculum.
• Good relationships with children.
• Able to assess attainment, set targets and raise progress.
• Maintain clear attainment records.
• Stimulating learning environment.
• Follow inclusion practice.
• Aware of different learning styles.
• Take responsibility for curriculum area.

Skills

High expectations

QTS

Team leadership

Communication

Motivation

Staff management

Curriculum knowledge

Assessment

Inclusion

Learning styles

Education

QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)

Job description

About The Role

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Full Time, 32.5 hrs

Number of positions: 1

DBS Check Required: Yes

Qualifications Required: QTS

Start Date: 1st January 2027

Applicant Requirements: QTS Certificate

Newly Qualified Teachers: Accepted / Not Accepted Yes

Salary: £34,068 - £52,835 (M1 - UPS3)

The Headteacher and Governors wish to appoint an outstanding teacher initially for a Nursery Class with an ability to manage a staff of three.

We can offer:

• A caring school ethos
• Excellent level of Teaching Assistant support
• Motivated and well behaved children who are keen to learn
• Supportive staff and governors

About the Candidate

We are looking for someone who will have:

• High expectations and a commitment to facilitating excellent learning
• A qualified teacher status degree
• An outstanding classroom practitioner and be passionate about our children with ASD/SLI
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• The ability to inspire, motivate and work effectively in a team
• An ability to manage a staff of three.
• Have a knowledge of current developments in the new curriculum
• Have good relationships with children.
• Be able to assess children's attainment accurately, set targets and improve progress.
• To keep clear records of attainment in accordance with school procedures.
• Provide a stimulating learning environment
• Follow the inclusion practice of the school
• To be aware of children's different learning styles
• Undertake an area of responsibility for the curriculum.

About Us

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation