Year 4 Teacher | Co-Educational Comprehensive Academy | Surrey

CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, highly skilled primary teacher to deliver high-quality Key Stage 2 (KS2) instruction to a Year 4 cohort. The role involves facilitating a challenging, broad, and balanced academic curriculum that deepens reading comprehension, mathematical reasoning, and independent inquiry, preparing pupils thoroughly for upper Key Stage 2 and their future learning pathways.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, evidence-based lessons across all core and foundation subjects, tailored to meet the needs of all academic profiles.

• Literacy & Mathematical Fluency: Drive high standards in writing composition and complex reading analysis, alongside embedding robust mathematical reasoning and times table automaticity in preparation for national check milestones.

• Academic Progress Monitoring: Implement rigorous formative and summative assessment routines, utilising pupil tracking data to design sharp, targeted small-group interventions that bridge learning gaps.

• Classroom Management: Establish routines that foster a love of learning, independent thinking, and strong collaborative skills among lower Key Stage 2 pupils.

• Pastoral & Safeguarding Care: Maintain proactive, positive communication with parents and carers, managing daily pupil well-being, registration, and safeguarding duties with absolute diligence.

ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE

• Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust, our school combines a robust, data-led approach to student progress with extensive professional development networks, providing collaborative department planning and structured pathways designed to accelerate teacher growth.

• Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, school-wide positive behaviour routines that maintain a quiet, respectful, and orderly atmosphere, ensuring classrooms remain calm, predictable, and entirely optimised for rigorous academic study.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching credential, paired with a deep understanding of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress outcomes in reading, writing, and maths through explicit, highly engaging primary pedagogy.

• Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour and pastoral policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, highly focused, and supportive classroom culture.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Home Counties Excellence & Scenic Innovation: Based in the affluent home county of Surrey, the school operates within a region celebrated for its exceptional educational standards, historic market towns, and expansive green spaces, while remaining a vital corporate economic hub for multinational headquarters.

• Connectivity: The area offers premier South East transit infrastructure, providing seamless travel via major arterial networks including the M25 orbital, M3, and M23 motorways, alongside comprehensive rail operations running smoothly through key county junctions—offering direct South Western Railway, Southern, and Thameslink services straight into London Waterloo, London Bridge, and the wider South Coast.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.