KS1 and KS2 Teacher
Twin Oaks Primary School, London, SE8 5AE12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 April 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
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1-M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications and General experience
- QTS and DFES recognition *
- Comprehensive understanding and experience of delivering the National Curriculum across the primary age range *
Personal attributes
- Commitment, enthusiasm and energy to undertake the duties of this post. *
- Flexible manner
- Open to new ideas and fresh challenges *
Professional knowledge and experience
- A track record of excellent classroom/teaching practice *
- Ability to make assessments, keep records and produce reports *
- Knowledge and experience of the characteristics of high-quality teaching, learning and assessment to secure progress and achievement for all pupils. *
- Commitment to fostering equal opportunities for all *
- Experience or ambition to take on subject leadership impacting learning across the school.
Professional skills
- Ability to form positive relationships with children, parents and colleagues *
- Ability to create a stimulating learning environment *
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing *
- A commitment to continuing professional development, and evidence of recent relevant training. *
- Ability to plan to meet the needs of a range of abilities *A strong team player who values the opportunity to work with others and work collaboratively
- Excellent organisational skills
What the school offers its staff
Location : Twin Oaks Primary School Scawen Road, Deptford SE8 5AE - Lewisham
Twin Oaks Primary School is looking for teachers to join our hard working and inclusive team from September.
Are you:
- An excellent classroom practitioner who is able to make a difference to children’s outcomes?
- A dedicated, enthusiastic professional who can inspire others and work as part of a team?
- Able to share your excellent practice across the school for the benefit of the whole community?
- Able to positively promote inclusion and have high expectations for all children?
- Able to adapt a curriculum to meet the needs of a diverse group of children
In return we offer:
- Enthusiastic children who are eager to learn
- A supportive team of colleagues to work with
- Opportunities for professional development
- Support from senior staff, the SENDco and borough advisors as needed
- A real chance to make a difference to a community and to children’s lives.
- Opportunities to attend stay and play sessions in the summer term to enable you to get to know your class.
Further details about the role
Twin Oaks Primary school is a small and friendly 1 form entry primary school located next to Deptford Park. We are a multicultural, inclusive school where we truly believe that everyone is valued and all succeed. These values underpin everything that we do.
We are looking for a hardworking, resilient teacher with KS1 and KS2 teaching experience. You will have a particular interest in working in a fully inclusive, multi-cultural classes, supporting children with a wide range of needs.
An application pack is downloadable from our website https://www.twinoaks.org.uk/Vacancies/ or you can e-mail for a pack: admin@twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO admin@twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk MARKED ‘COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR TEACHING POST. Applications can also be sent by post to the school marked for the attention of Karen Cartwright - Headteacher
Twin Oaks Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring service. The successful candidate will also be subject to an overseas criminal record, qualifications and reference checks.
Twin Oaks Primary School is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all members of the community, regardless of gender, age, marital status, disability, ethnicity, religion, belief or sexual orientation
CV’s will NOT be accepted as an application. References will be taken up before interview.
Closing date: Sunday 11th May
Shortlisting date: Week beginning 12th May
Interviews: Wednesday 21st May
Visits are warmly welcomed. Please email or call the school to arrange a time.
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 download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Twin Oaks Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 227 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Twin Oaks Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086924321
Welcome to Twin Oaks Primary School
We are a small primary school in the heart of London. We pride ourselves on knowing our children and our families and we are very proud of all that we do here.
Arranging a visit to Twin Oaks Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@twinoaks.lewisham.sch.uk.
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