Primary Teachers
Job description
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Location: Folkestone and surrounding areas
Role Type: Long-term positions
M1 pay scale
Tradewind are recruiting!
Are you an Early Career Key Stage 2 teacher looking to join a warm, values-driven primary school?
Tradewind is recruiting for a number of local Primary Schools, sourcing an M1 Teacher for a long-term role within the next academic year.
What's Involved?
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Full planning and marking responsibilities
- Full responsibilities of a class Teacher - parents' evenings etc
- Long-term position in one school - we are currently arranging interviews for this so if you are interested please apply!
You would:
- Teach a KS2 class across the curriculum
- Deliver engaging, well-planned lessons that inspire learning
- Create a calm, inclusive, and purposeful classroom environment
- Differentiate effectively to support all learners
- Build strong relationships with pupils, parents, and colleagues
- Contribute positively to the wider life of the school
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Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
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A passion for supporting and inspiring young learners.
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Strong classroom management skills and the ability to adapt to different settings.
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Enhanced child-only DBS on the update service, or willingness to get a new one.
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If we process one for you, we'll reimburse the £62 DBS fee after you've completed 20 days of work for us.
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Competitive daily rates of pay
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Work in a variety of welcoming primary schools across Folkestone and surrounding areas
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Build meaningful relationships with local schools and students.
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A supportive team to help you succeed in your role.
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Application advice
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⭐ Lead with your QTS qualification and M1 pay scale experience at the top of your CV — the advert emphasises this as essential.
📊 Quantify your classroom impact: "Managed 28 KS2 pupils across mixed-ability groups, achieving 89% progress in reading through differentiated phonics intervention."
🎯 Highlight your long-term placement success: "Completed 2 consecutive academic years in one school, building sustained relationships with 30+ families and delivering consistent progress tracking."
🌐 Reference your DBS status explicitly: "Enhanced DBS clearance (child-only, update service registered)" — this removes friction for Tradewind's vetting process.
🤝 Showcase classroom environment creation: "Established calm, purposeful learning spaces with positive behaviour systems, reducing low-level disruption by 40% in first term."
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- •Taught 28 KS2 pupils across mixed-ability groups, delivering differentiated lessons in English and maths that achieved 87% progress in phonics screening and 92% in Year 4 multiplication fluency.
- •Managed full marking and assessment responsibilities for 2 classes over 18 months, using data to identify 6 pupils requiring phonics intervention and delivering 1:1 support that raised their reading age by 8 months.
- •Built strong parent relationships through 3 parent-teacher evenings per year, addressing concerns proactively and increasing attendance at school events from 65% to 94% within one academic year.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to apply for the Primary Teacher (KS2) position with Tradewind Recruitment in Folkestone. Your long-term placement model and emphasis on values-driven schools align perfectly with my approach to teaching. I hold Qualified Teacher Status and have strong classroom management skills, with proven ability to differentiate lessons for mixed-ability learners and create calm, inclusive learning environments.
My background in primary education has equipped me with experience in full lesson planning, marking, and parent engagement across the KS2 curriculum. I am keen to build sustained relationships with pupils, families, and colleagues in one school over the academic year, and I hold Enhanced DBS clearance on the update service.
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Interview questions
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Technical
- ›Describe a lesson you planned for a mixed-ability KS2 class. How did you differentiate to support both higher-attaining and SEND pupils?
- ›Walk us through your approach to marking and feedback. How do you use assessment data to inform your next steps in teaching?
- ›Tell us about a time you had to adapt your lesson mid-delivery. What triggered the change, and what was the outcome?
- ›How do you manage behaviour in the classroom? Give an example of a low-level disruption you addressed and the strategy you used.
- ›Describe your experience with parent communication. How have you handled a concern raised by a parent about their child's progress?
Behavioural
- ›Why are you drawn to primary teaching, and what does a 'values-driven' school mean to you?
- ›Tell us about a time you felt overwhelmed in your first year of teaching. How did you seek support, and what did you learn?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to build a relationship with a pupil who was initially reluctant to engage. What did you do?
- ›Give an example of how you've contributed to the wider life of a school beyond your classroom duties.
- ›Tell us about a time you received critical feedback from a mentor or senior leader. How did you respond and what changed?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell us about a time you felt overwhelmed in your first year of teaching. How did you seek support, and what did you learn?
Describe a situation where you had to build a relationship with a pupil who was initially reluctant to engage. What did you do?