Reception Teacher

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Job Description

Flourish Education is recruiting for a Reception Teacher to join a Primary School in Rugeley. This is a full-time Reception Class Teacher position, starting in September 2026 and continuing until December 2026 with the potential for this to become permeant for the right candidate. 

The school is seeking a confident Primary Teacher who can plan engaging lessons that meet the expectations of the National Curriculum. This role is ideal for an experienced Early Years Teacher with excellent behaviour management and a strong understanding of the EYFS framework. Knowledge and experience of the Little Wandle phonics programme is essential.

Required skills and experience for this Teacher role:

  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
  • Experience as a Primary Teacher or EYFS Class Teacher
  • Excellent knowledge of the National Curriculum
  • Confidence teaching within EYFS
  • Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
  • Knowledge and experience of the Read Write Inc phonics scheme

Working as a Teacher for Flourish Education offers excellent benefits, including:

  • £168.80 to £232.57 per day, which equates to £32,916 to £45,351 per annum based on working 5 days a week for a full school year, dependent on experience
  • Holiday pay — for PAYE candidates, 12.07% of your day rate is accrued into your holiday pot
  • Pension contributions
  • Free KCSIE-compliant Safeguarding and Prevent Duty training, including modules relating to legislation, FGM, and abuse
  • Regular contact throughout the registration process and once you are in work

This position is in Rugeley, with excellent transport links and is easily commutable from Armitage, Hednesford and Colton. The school is well connected by public transport and also offers onsite parking.

If you are interested, please get in touch with Hannah – we would love to hear from you.

Legal
Flourish Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency.