Cover Teacher
19 days remaining to apply
Job start date
22 April 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
31 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until July 23rd 2026
Pay scale
- M3 - M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and experience
Qualified teacher status (E)
Degree (E)
Successful primary teaching experience in teaching KS1 or KS2 (E)
Experience teaching in KS1 or KS2 (D)
Specialism in Science, Music or Spanish
Skills and knowledge
Knowledge of the National Curriculum (E)
Knowledge of effective teaching and learning strategies (E)
A good understanding of how children learn (E)
Ability to adapt teaching to meet pupils’ needs (E)
Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils (E)
Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children (E)
Knowledge of effective behaviour management strategies (E)
Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning (E)
A commitment to delivering diverse and inclusive teaching and actively anti discriminatory practice. (E)
Personal qualities
A commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils and promoting the ethos and values of the school (E)
High expectations for children’s attainment and progress (E)
Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively (E)
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and professionalism at all times (E)
Commitment to safeguarding and equality (E)
Flexibility, resilience and a good sense of humour (E)
What the school offers its staff
This role is a cover teacher role, to cover PPA, ECT cover and for part time teachers. This would cover from KS1 to KS2 (there may be times where cover is needed in EYFS, as directed by the Headteacher). The teacher would be expected to plan, deliver and mark lessons taught, and given appropriate PPA for this. In addition, the teacher would plan and deliver interventions to struggling learners, and track their progress. We are particularly interested in candidates with a specialism such as Science, Music or Spanish.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Charter Schools Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be sought, and the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@streathamwells.org
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Streatham Wells Primary
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 235 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Streatham Wells Primary website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@streathamwells.org
- Phone number
- 02086743742
Streatham Wells Primary is an exceptional one-form entry school in Tulse Hill. We are a small, friendly and caring school where everyone is committed to providing the very best learning opportunities for our children. At Streatham Wells we believe in teaching hearts and minds. We deliver a curriculum which promotes academic excellence as well as supporting physical and mental wellbeing. We aim to foster learners to create a future generation more enlightened than the current. Our curriculum is actively anti-racist, anti-homophobic, anti-sexist and anti-ableist. We are part of The Charter Schools Educational Trust, which is committed to equality and diversity and to being a family where everyone can be themselves. We are committed to continuous improvement in how representative we are of our local communities, including gender, ethnicity, religion, age, and all other aspects of diversity.
Arranging a visit to Streatham Wells Primary
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@streathamwells.org.
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