PPA Cover Teacher

St Edward's Catholic Junior School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7JF

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale
• Additional allowances:

  Main Pay Scale

PPA Cover Teacher job summary

St Joseph’s and St Edward’s are looking to appoint an enthusiastic PPA cover teacher for September 2026. St Joseph’s and St Edward’s Catholic Schools are part of the St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust.

This role is a permanent position across both sites.

The successful candidate must be fully supportive of our Catholic ethos. St Joseph’s and St Edward’s are committed to raising standards for all the children and have high expectations of achievement both inside and outside of the classroom.

St Joseph’s and St Edward’s are very popular and successful Schools with children keen to learn; a very supportive team of teaching and support staff. We are very well resourced across all areas of the curriculum and are committed to providing the best possible education for our children.

Our dynamic and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team is committed to empowering staff and providing high quality CPD and career progression. St Joseph’s and St Edward’s is a nurturing environment for both staff and children. We are fortunate to have extremely supportive parents. Our children are polite, kind, enthusiastic and they love to learn. St Joseph’s and St Edward’s are schools that value families and as such promote an ethos where work-life balance is a priority for all staff.

St Joseph’s and St Edward’s takes the safeguarding and wellbeing of students seriously and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For further details, please contact St Edward’s school office. Candidates are warmly invited to come and visit the schools and see us in action; please call the school office to make an appointment.

Applications to be made via: My New Term

Closing Date: Thursday 11th June 2026

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 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.

About St Edward's Catholic Junior School

• School type: Academies, Roman Catholic, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 255 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Edward's Catholic Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-edward-s-catholic-junior-school

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