KS2 Teacher
Job description
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CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS
Location - Basildon
Position KS2 Teacher
Contract or position start date: ASAP
Duration / Likely Duration - Ongoing booking
Contract type - Long-Term/Supply
Full time/part time - Full Time
Minimum rate of pay Minimum rate - £120-£150
Hours - Monday to Friday - mins unpaid break
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Must hold a QTS
Must have experience with SEN needs
Able to manage a classroom
Must be comfortable with challenging behaviour
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:
Hold Right to Work in the UK
Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
Provide two professional child related references
OTHER
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up-to-date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy.
Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:
Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
In-house Training and Development Team
Additionally, if you have a friend or colleague who you think would be interested in this role then please refer them to us and you could earn GBP150 from our Refer a Friend scheme.
Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Highlight your QTS qualification prominently as this is explicitly required for the role
📊 Quantify your SEN experience: 'Supported 8 SEN pupils across autism and ADHD spectrum, improving engagement by 40%'
🎯 Emphasise classroom management skills with specific examples of handling challenging behaviour
🌐 Mention your enhanced DBS status and safeguarding training to meet compliance requirements
🤝 Include any supply teaching experience as this demonstrates flexibility for ongoing bookings
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Managed KS2 classroom of 30 pupils including 6 with SEN needs, achieving 95% engagement through differentiated learning strategies
- •Implemented behaviour management techniques reducing classroom disruptions by 60% over 8-week supply placement
- •Delivered QTS-standard lessons across core KS2 subjects, maintaining curriculum continuity for 4 different schools
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Prospero Teaching's commitment to supporting teachers through ongoing professional development makes this KS2 Teacher position in Basildon particularly appealing. With my QTS qualification and proven experience supporting SEN pupils, I am well-positioned to manage the classroom challenges this role presents whilst delivering engaging Key Stage 2 education.
My background in primary education has equipped me with the resilience and adaptability essential for supply teaching, particularly in managing challenging behaviour and creating inclusive learning environments for diverse pupil needs.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you differentiate learning for SEN pupils in a KS2 classroom?
- ›What assessment strategies do you use to track KS2 pupil progress?
- ›How do you implement the KS2 national curriculum across core subjects?
- ›What behaviour management techniques work best with challenging pupils?
- ›How do you ensure safeguarding compliance in your classroom practice?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you managed challenging behaviour in your classroom
- ›Describe how you've supported a pupil with SEN needs to achieve their goals
- ›Give an example of when you had to adapt quickly to a new classroom environment
- ›How do you build relationships with pupils who are initially resistant to learning?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work with parents to support a child's development
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you managed challenging behaviour in your classroom
Describe how you've supported a pupil with SEN needs to achieve their goals