Year 3 Teacher – Full-time, long-term maternity cover from April 2026
This school offers a positive, caring, and well‑organised learning environment where pupils benefit from supportive staff, clear expectations, and engaging teaching. Leaders work collaboratively with teachers to uphold high standards, ensuring pupils feel safe, motivated, and ready to learn. Pupils respond well to consistent routines and lessons that promote confidence, curiosity, and continued academic and personal growth.Duties as Year 3 Teacher:

• Plan and deliver engaging and age‑appropriate Year 3 lessons
• Support pupils in developing literacy, numeracy, and wider curriculum skills
• Maintain consistent classroom routines and positive behaviour expectations
• Adapt teaching to meet varied learning needs
• Assess and monitor pupil progress, providing constructive feedback
• Contribute to collaborative planning and team approaches
• Create a supportive, inclusive classroom environment
• Uphold safeguarding standards and prioritise pupil well‑being

Ideal Year 3 Teacher:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with experience teaching KS2
• Strong classroom and behaviour management skills
• Ability to inspire and motivate learners of different abilities
• Good organisational and communication skills
• Reflective, proactive, and committed to pupil progress
• Dedicated to safeguarding and promoting pupil welfare
• Able to work effectively as part of a teaching team

Why Step Teachers?With a rich history spanning over two decades, our teacher recruitment agency proudly serves North London, East London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon and Greater Manchester. We foster exclusive relationships with schools and academies in these regions. Our dedicated team, stationed in branches across Barnet, Havering, Norwich, Cambridge, Abingdon, and Plymouth, is committed to supporting and nurturing teachers. Explore rewarding opportunities with our trusted education recruitment services. We are an approved Crown Commercial Service supplier, proud members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), and REC Audited in Education, which means we have undergone rigorous external auditing to ensure we consistently meet the highest safeguarding and compliance standing in education recruitment. Step Teachers is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All candidates registering with Step Teachers are subject to safeguarding checks in line with the DfE’s statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education, including reference checks and an Enhanced DBS check either registered on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one. Your salary – dependent on experience – is paid weekly through PAYE – that means no self‑employed or umbrella companies. Additionally, you gain access to a range of exclusive deals, including discounted high‑street shopping, travel offers, gym memberships, and more. Moreover, our pay portal offers comprehensive physical and emotional well‑being services as standard, ensuring your overall wellness is taken care of. Recommend a friend to receive a £100 Amazon voucher for yourself, and a chance for you both to win a holiday worth up to £1000 – If you know anyone who is looking for temporary, permanent or supply work then get in touch with us today!