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KS 1-2 Teacher

Job details
Posting date: 22 April 2026
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 08 May 2026
Location: Alston, CA9 3QU
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Contract
Job reference: f5562dd2-1b63-41a3-b219-61ab92c978ba

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Be an excellent and caring classroom practitioner.
• Have recent experience in teaching
• Have high expectations for what pupils can achieve.
• Inspire and nurture pupils to achieve their full potential.
• Plan engaging, inclusive, and carefully sequenced lessons.
• Have strong classroom and behaviour management skills.
• Communicate effectively and build positive relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues.
• Be well-organised and reflective, with a commitment to professional development.
• Support the school’s ethos and vision wholeheartedly.
• A warm, family-like atmosphere with a strong sense of community.
• Motivated, respectful pupils who are eager to learn.
• A supportive and dedicated team prioritising pupil and staff well-being.
• Opportunities to contribute to subject co-ordination and whole-school improvement.
• Private Nursery on site
• Good facilities including large hall, designated outdoor area, astro turf pitch and sensory room

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer:

• A warm, family-like atmosphere with a strong sense of community.
• Motivated, respectful pupils who are eager to learn.
• A supportive and dedicated team prioritising pupil and staff well-being.
• Opportunities to contribute to subject co-ordination and whole-school improvement.
• Private Nursery on site
• Good facilities including large hall, designated outdoor area, astro turf pitch and sensory room

Further details about the role

The Role:

You will be teaching five days per week, supported by teaching assistants. The role involves planning and delivering engaging lessons that meet the diverse needs of all pupils while fostering a positive, nurturing classroom environment. We are offering a fixed term contract due to staffing uncertainties. This post may have the potential for a permanent contract.

We are a small, community-based school with a long tradition of serving local children and their families. We aim to be caring and inclusive while still providing an excellent academic grounding for all our children. We highly value being small, being able to get to know each child and their family very well, and being at the heart of this vibrant community.

Commitment to safeguarding

Alston Moor Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks which will include an enhanced DBS check, along with two satisfactory references.

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