What skills and experience we're looking for
The Quality First Education (Q1E) Trust seeks strong class teachers who share our vision of an excellent education for all.
We welcome Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and we think our trust is a really great place to start a teaching career.
Please read our Q1E Teacher Pack (see Additional Documents) and see our website for more information.
What the school offers its staff
Our schools are a great place to teach!
We are a primary-only Trust of four schools in London, with a vision of an excellent education for all. We pride ourselves on our 'quality first' provision, for our children, staff, and schools.
At Q1E, we believe that ‘the quality of an education system (or school) cannot exceed the quality of its teachers” (McKinsey 2007). We provide excellent opportunities for class teachers, with outstanding professional development and support from the outset.
We ensure our teachers have the resources they need to do an excellent job, supported by a high quality, well sequenced curriculum. We provide you with plans for all lessons, in all core and foundation subjects.
If you are new to teaching, you will be supported every step of the way. We are very proud of the support we provide for Early Career Teachers, starting with a paid three-week induction programme in July.
Our staff and schools are supported by great leaders, as well as our central team who provide ongoing pedagogical support and training.
Our trust is big enough to have excellent support and resources, and a great network of colleagues to work with and learn from - but small enough for colleagues to know each other really well, and provide bespoke support.
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Further details about the role
Please read our Q1E Teacher Pack for more information about teaching with us.
We recruit every year for new teachers to join us in September. Recruitment is ongoing until positions are filled. We encourage an early response, as applications are shortlisted regularly. Our first shortlisting date is Friday 10th January 2025.
We have a single application form for our trust, so you can apply to more than one of our four schools at the same time.To apply, please email your completed application and equal opportunities forms to recruitment@q1e.org.uk. We do not accept CVs.
All roles are subject to an enhanced DBS with barred list check. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children. We may undertake online searches of shortlisted candidates.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.