Primary Qualified Teachers required for September!
Job description
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Primary Teachers - Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities
Teaching Personnel are currently seeking fully qualified Primary Teachers to support a range of welcoming and supportive schools with full-time and part-time teaching opportunities.
We are working closely with schools seeking talented educators across EYFS, KS1, and KS2 for long-term, permanent, and fixed-term positions. These roles are ideal for experienced teachers looking to secure consistent work, develop their careers, and make a lasting impact within primary education.
A full UK driving licence is desirable due to school locations, but not essential.
The Role
As a Primary Teacher working through Teaching Personnel, you will:
- Plan and deliver engaging, inclusive lessons in line with the National Curriculum
- Create a positive and stimulating learning environment where all pupils can thrive
- Adapt teaching approaches to meet the needs of individual learners
- Monitor, assess, and report on pupil progress
- Maintain high standards of behaviour and classroom management
- Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, colleagues, and senior leaders
- Contribute to the wider life of the school where appropriate
A Typical Day May Include
- Planning and delivering lessons across the primary curriculum
- Differentiating activities to support pupils of varying abilities
- Assessing learning and providing constructive feedback
- Supporting pupils' academic, social, and emotional development
- Managing classroom behaviour effectively
- Working alongside support staff to maximise pupil outcomes
- Attending staff meetings, training, and school events where required
Who We're Looking For
- Essential: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in the UK
- Essential: recent and relevant experience teaching in UK primary schools
- Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
- A flexible, reliable, and professional approach
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- A commitment to delivering high-quality teaching and learning
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to apply)
Benefits of Working with Teaching Personnel
- Competitive weekly pay, paid via PAYE with no umbrella deductions
- Access to a wide range of full-time, part-time, long-term, and permanent roles
- Dedicated personal consultant providing ongoing support and career guidance
- Access to free CPD and professional development courses
- Opportunities to work within a variety of local schools and academy trusts
- Support with CV writing, interview preparation, and career progression
- Pension contributions (subject to eligibility)
- Quick and efficient registration process
- Flexible opportunities to suit your career goals and availability
- Consistent work available for experienced and committed teachers
- Strong local knowledge and established relationships with schools
Apply Today
If you are a QTS-qualified Primary Teacher with recent UK classroom experience looking for a full-time or part-time opportunity, Teaching Personnel would love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch to find out more about current and upcoming teaching opportunities in your area.
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Application advice
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⭐ Place your QTS qualification prominently at the top of your CV under a 'Key Qualifications' section — the advert lists it as the first essential requirement.
📊 Quantify your classroom impact: e.g. 'Raised reading attainment for 28 Year 2 pupils by 1.5 sub-levels over one academic year using targeted guided reading groups.'
🎯 Explicitly state the year groups you have taught (EYFS, KS1, KS2) in your work history — the advert seeks coverage across all three phases and schools will filter on this.
📋 Include a brief note confirming your DBS is on the Update Service, or your willingness to apply — this removes a common barrier to fast placement by Teaching Personnel.
🤝 Highlight any experience working alongside teaching assistants or SENCOs to demonstrate the collaborative approach the advert specifically requests.
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- •Planned and delivered daily National Curriculum lessons for a Year 4 class of 30 pupils, achieving 87% of learners meeting expected standard in end-of-year reading assessments.
- •Designed and implemented a differentiated behaviour management strategy across KS2 that reduced low-level disruption incidents by 40% over one term, evidenced through class observation records.
- •Collaborated with 2 teaching assistants to deliver targeted intervention groups for 8 SEND pupils in KS1, contributing to 6 pupils meeting their individual EHCP targets within the academic year.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Teaching Personnel's search for QTS-qualified Primary Teachers across Cambridge schools is precisely the opportunity I have been seeking. With hands-on experience delivering the National Curriculum across KS1 and KS2, and a strong track record in behaviour management and differentiated lesson planning, I am confident I can make an immediate contribution to the schools you support.
My background in primary education includes planning and delivering engaging lessons for mixed-ability classes, using formative assessment data to adapt teaching in real time, and collaborating closely with teaching assistants to maximise outcomes for pupils with varying needs. I hold an enhanced DBS on the Update Service and am available for both full-time and part-time placements across EYFS, KS1, and KS2.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you plan and sequence lessons across a mixed-ability KS2 class to ensure progression through the National Curriculum?
- ›Describe your approach to formative assessment and how you use pupil data to adapt your teaching within a lesson.
- ›How do you differentiate activities to support pupils with SEND alongside higher-attaining learners in the same classroom?
- ›What strategies do you use to manage challenging behaviour while maintaining a positive learning environment?
- ›How do you plan for and deliver EYFS provision that balances structured learning with child-initiated play?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you adapted your teaching approach mid-lesson because pupils were not engaging with the planned activity.
- ›Describe a situation where you worked closely with a teaching assistant to improve outcomes for a specific pupil.
- ›Give an example of when you had to manage a particularly challenging classroom behaviour and what the outcome was.
- ›Tell me about a time you received feedback from a senior leader and how you acted on it to develop your practice.
- ›Describe how you have contributed to the wider life of a school beyond your classroom responsibilities.
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you adapted your teaching approach mid-lesson because pupils were not engaging with the planned activity.
Describe a situation where you worked closely with a teaching assistant to improve outcomes for a specific pupil.