Primary Transition Teacher

Primary Transition Teacher 

Primary Transition Teacher Key Stage 3 

Hackney 

£32,157 - £50,935

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is holding Qualified Teachers Status. 

The proposed start date for this role would be September 2021. 

A primary school transition teacher is required to start from September 2021 with experience support students across Upper Key Stage 2 and 3. 

The role

Smart Teachers is seeking to appoint an experienced primary transition teacher who has a proven track record of teaching across the range of upper Key Stage 2, with strengths in Maths, English and Science. You will be responsible for working with students predominantly in Years 7 and 8 who are struggling to make expected progress and will deliver a curriculum which will help students to succeed in a mainstream secondary setting. Knowledge and experience of working with pupils with additional needs, including those with Education, Health and Care Plans, is essential.

The school

The school has been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and we have received extremely positive feedback from staff who have worked there before. A major feature of the teaching in this school is they believe any pupil can succeed regardless of their prior background. The staff pride themselves on providing the widest opportunities through its extensive and broad curriculum. 

Requirements

To be considered for the Primary Transition Teacher position, you will:

• Relevant specialist experience and qualifications in your subject specialism with the ability to teach at all Key Stages and all abilities.

• Qualified Teachers Status 

• Relevant specialist qualifications or experience working with students with a range of SEN Needs. 

• Be eligible to work in the UK (must have a valid visa)

• Possess recent classroom-based references and valid DBS/police checks.

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Smart Teachers offer 

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive: 

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. 

• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria). 

• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period). 

• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to. 

• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates. 

• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme. 

• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

If you are a Primary Transition Teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Smart Teachers, please contact our Secondary team on 0207 065 7530, quoting the reference DXUPRIMARY36591.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure we are fully compliant with Government guidance relating to social distancing, interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place by video call. 

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