Year 1 Teacher | Community Primary School | Slough

We require an ambitious highly skilled Key Stage 1 (KS1) Teacher to deliver high-quality primary education to a Year 1 cohort. The role involves facilitating a creative foundation-strong academic curriculum that accelerates early literacy mathematical fluency and cognitive development ensuring a smooth and successful transition for pupils moving from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) into formal Key Stage 1 learning.

• Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan resource and deliver highly engaging evidence-based lessons across all core and foundation subjects tailored specifically to the developmental transitions of Year 1 learners.

• Early Literacy & Phonics Mastery: Implement robust systemic synthetic phonics programmes (such as Little Wandle or Read Write Inc.) with absolute consistency to secure rapid reading mechanics decoding skills and vocabulary acquisition.

• Numerical Fluency Foundations: Guide pupils systematically through early mathematical concepts abstract reasoning and concrete-pictorial-abstract approaches to build rock-solid early number sense.

• Academic Progress Monitoring: Execute rigorous formative assessment strategies tracking early learning milestones closely to design sharp targeted small-group interventions that close learning gaps early.

• Pastoral & Safeguarding Care: Maintain proactive close communication with families managing daily registration pupil well-being and establishing a nurturing safe classroom environment.

• Community School Framework: Operating within a well-established community primary structure our school benefits from deep-rooted local partnerships a supportive infant teaching team and a shared commitment to providing inclusive high-aspiration educational opportunities.

• Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent positive reinforcement behaviour routines that maintain a quiet respectful and orderly atmosphere ensuring early years classrooms remain calm predictable and entirely optimised for focused learning.

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised primary teaching credential paired with a solid understanding of the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum and early childhood development.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to demonstrate exceptional phonics delivery and primary pupil progress through explicit structured and warm pedagogy.

• Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour and pastoral policies with absolute consistency maintaining a positive structured and high-expectation classroom culture.

• Commercial Enterprise Hub & Multiculturally Rich: Based in Slough the school operates within a thriving commercial powerhouse in Berkshire famous for hosting the highest concentration of UK headquarters for global businesses on the historic Slough Trading Estate and a dynamic diverse community.

• Connectivity: The area offers premier Thames Valley transport infrastructure providing seamless commuting via major motorway corridors (M4 M25 M40) alongside exceptional rail networks running smoothly through Slough stationoffering lightning-fast Great Western Railway services and direct Elizabeth Line links straight into central London Paddington and Heathrow.

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.