39 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Spring Term 2026

  • Closing date

    31 October 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    22 September 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 2

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - Up to 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful applicant will be:

  • A qualified and talented primary practitioner who has a passion for learning
  • Committed to the Trust’s Vision of Achieving Excellence for Every Child, Every Day and the School’s Values
  • Able to work as part of a supportive team;
  • Able to rise to the exciting challenge of being part of the continuing development of our school; and
  • Be committed to ensuring that children’s well-being is at the centre of everything that we do.

What the school offers its staff

Employee benefits including wellbeing day, employee assistance program, flu vaccine and more!

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.
This role is to cover a Year 3 class.

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Oak Lodge Primary School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
541 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
02084624927

Oak Lodge Primary School is part of Mosaic Schools Learning Trust which is comprised of a family of ten strongly performing primary schools based in Bromley and Kent: Cage Green, Crofton Infant, Crofton Junior, Raglan, River Mill, Valley, Marian Vian, Wickham Common, Unicorn and Oak Lodge.

Oak Lodge Primary School is located in West Wickham, Kent, within the London Borough of Bromley and is an average-sized primary school in a popular area for families. The school is currently 2-form entry with 541 pupils on roll and is the 4th largest school within the Trust.

Oak Lodge is a happy and positive school where the children are at the heart of all they do. The school strives to ensure that each child develops a love of learning and achieves their personal best in a safe and nurturing environment. The last Ofsted report (October 2024) praised the school for delivering on its core values, namely where pupils are 'respectful, resilient and resourceful' and provided an impressive range of experiences to support pupils’ wider development. Progress levels are above average and attainment levels in reading, writing and maths exceed both the National and Local Authority Expected and Higher standards.

Arranging a visit to Oak Lodge Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@mslt.org.uk.

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