Year 1 Teacher | Community Primary School | Slough

CORE PURPOSE 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. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS 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. ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE 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. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS 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. REGIONAL CONTEXT 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 station—offering lightning-fast Great Western Railway services and direct Elizabeth Line links straight into central London, Paddington, and Heathrow. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.