Class Teacher

Kingswood Primary School, London, SE27 9RD

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  17 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 2 terms (5.01.26- 31.08.26)
• Pay scale: Main Scale (Inner London)- Upper Pay scale can be discussed

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Demonstrates passion, commitment and creativity in their teaching.

• Has high expectations for all pupils and a reflective approach to their own practice.

• Values teamwork, collaboration and continuous professional development.

• Embraces inclusive practice and values diversity.

• Is eager to grow and develop within a supportive environment.

Applications are welcome from both experienced teachers and ECTs.

What the school offers its staff

At Kingswood Primary, we believe that staff are our greatest asset. We offer:

• A strong culture of respect, teamwork and professional trust

• A wide range of CPD opportunities, including self-selected development pathways

• Supportive and approachable leadership focused on staff well-being

• Opportunities to innovate, lead and share best practice

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Kingswood Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 414 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kingswood Primary School website
• Email address: office@kingswoodprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 0208 6703576
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingswood-primary-school-london

Kingswood is an inclusive and vibrant school, located at the heart of our local community. We value and celebrate our local ties, building strong partnerships with all our stakeholders. At Kingswood Primary, we ensure that our values, through our Kingswood Values: Kindness, Resilience, Empathy and Respect, are at the heart of our interactions and relationships with our entire school community.

At Kingswood, we affirm the boundless potential of every individual to achieve excellence. We seek to establish rich learning opportunities, which inspire progress, celebrate effort and challenge underachievement. We are relentless in our efforts to remove barriers to all children achieving. We consider the well-being and empowerment of our children, as central to this aim. Our work is to ensure that Kingswood children can identify examples of excellence around them and that they are able to recognise their own brilliance in these examples.

As a school community we believe we are most empowered when every child, irrespective of background is able to
build their self-esteem, by recognising excellence in themselves. During current and future challenges, we remain
determined to maintain and refine our practice as a wholly inclusive place of learning. We are and will continue to be an environment within which every child not only feels happy and safe but also has opportunity to thrive.

At Kingswood, we value the voices of all members of our school partnership. We enjoy a rich tradition of parental
support and professional dialogue, toward maximising positive outcomes for children. Our curriculum and vision is
broad, balanced, relevant and ‘futures-focused’. We seek to support our children in their journey as lifelong learners, through enriching exchanges and an environment that is attractive, stimulating and inspiring.
We continue to dedicate ourselves toward providing rich opportunities for learning in the present, whilst preparing
our children for dynamic and successful futures in an ever-changing world.

Arranging a visit to Kingswood Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@kingswoodprimary.co.uk.

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