Classroom Teacher
Mossbourne Parkside Academy, London, E8 1AS23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday, 3rd November 2025
Closing date
1 November 2025 at 10:59pm
Date listed
9 October 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers main pay scale plus Mossbourne Allowance £1600 / UPS
Additional allowances
Teachers main pay scale plus Mossbourne Allowance £1600 / UPS
Classroom Teacher job summary
Mossbourne Parkside Academy seeks to appoint a Class Teacher
Fixed Term from 03/11/2025 - 31/08/2026
Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Built on a formula of high expectations, doing the simple things right, and the belief that all children can succeed, Mossbourne offers an environment where all learners, regardless of ability, benefit from innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning. Our calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field, and academically.
In 2025, our 20th anniversary year, we are delighted to have expanded to include three Thurrock schools in our Federation. We now consist of seven academies:
- Mossbourne Community Academy (MCA) secondary and sixth form, Hackney
- Mossbourne Fobbing Academy (MFA) secondary and sixth form, Thurrock
- Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy (MHLA) primary, Thurrock
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy (MPA) primary, Hackney
- Mossbourne Port Side Academy (MPSA) secondary, Thurrock
- Mossbourne Riverside Academy (MRA) primary, Hackney
- Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) secondary, Hackney
The successful applicant will be passionate about education. They will be well organised and willing to go the ‘extra mile’ and will be focused on the attainment of all pupils. They will hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), and may be starting as an ECT, or have a proven track record of successful teaching across the Early Years Foundation Stage, KS1 or KS2. They will be committed to moving the academy forward.
Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, staff expectations are high. The Mossbourne Federation engages with and supports its workforce, thus creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.
Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our Federation Recruitment Brochure, including:
- Private healthcare, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
- Early finish on Friday - secondary academies
- Hybrid working for planning and preparation time - primary academies
- The Mossbourne Allowance*
- Free lunches*
- Free staff fitness classes and/or use of onsite gym - secondary academies
- Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
- Discounts at local restaurants
- Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
- Saturday and holiday paid programme
- Special leave scheme (additional paid time off)
- Staff appreciation awards and events
- First rate professional development and career opportunities
- Financial support for career development*
- ‘Introduction Bonus’ for current staff*
- Remuneration for exam board marking*
- Tea, coffee and refreshments provided for staff throughout the week
*Terms and conditions apply for some benefits
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.
Please note that CVs or incomplete application forms will not be considered. All other applications will be considered; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.
At Mossbourne Federation, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We do not discriminate in recruitment or during employment based on any protected characteristic or aspect of individual identity. We have committed to becoming an Anti-Racist organisation and we welcome individuals with the ethos and energy to help us achieve this goal.
The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
You can follow us on LinkedIn at - https://www.linkedin.com/company/mossbourne-federation/
Find more about working with Mossbourne Federation in our Federation Recruitment and Employee Experience Brochures.
Further information about the job
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 school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Mossbourne Parkside Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 365 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy website
At Mossbourne Parkside Academy (MPA) we continue to build on The Mossbourne Federation ethos of exceptional education for all of our pupils. With learning at the heart of everything we do, MPA continues to raise expectations and achievement in Hackney and its neighbouring boroughs with the belief that all pupils can fulfil their true potential. Our pupils receive great lessons and enjoy a vibrant curriculum. Our outstanding teaching staff provide pupils with a happy and caring learning environment and have high expectations for behaviour and manners throughout the academy.
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