PPA Cover Teacher

Abacus Belsize Primary School, London, N1C 4PF

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  11 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,317.00 - £52,300.00 Annually (FTE) MPS Inner London / 0.6fTE (3 days per week)

PPA Cover Teacher job summary

Abacus Belsize Primary School

Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.

Abacus Belsize Primary School opened in September 2013 under the Free Schools Programme to help meet the local need for school places. We are a secular school and welcome children from all backgrounds. Abacus Belsize Primary School aims to foster a positive, creative and multi-sensory learning environment that inspires each child to maximise their individual talents, curiosity and ability to think, while developing respect for others and a strong sense of belonging in the world.

3 days per week, 0.6FTE

Job purpose

To release staff across the key stages, performing all the duties and tasks expected of a class teacher during allocated PPA time.

To ensure the effective teaching of all pupils, helping them to develop both inside and outside the classroom.

Support the policies and aims of the school and ensure the good social, emotional and physical development of every child.

Main duties and responsibilities Teaching & Learning

To teach, according to their educational needs, students assigned to you in the allocated classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work

To plan and prepare well-structured lessons and sequences of lessons

Promote good progress and outcomes by students

Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students

Set work to be carried out by students in school and elsewhere

Mark student’s work in a timely manner, in line with school marking policy

Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned students

Maintain and demonstrate good, up to date curriculum knowledge

Promote high standards of literacy and numeracy across the curriculum

Control and oversee the use of books and other resources provided for student usage

Accurately register the attendance of students in your allocated class

Deploy resources effectively

Whole school organisation, strategy and development

Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s and trust’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s and trust’s values and vision

Make a positive contribution to the wider life of the school

Work with others on curriculum and/or student development to secure coordinated outcomes

Cover for absent colleagues, in accordance with school cover policy, when the person timetabled is unable to teach

Health, safety and discipline

Promote the safety and well-being of students

Maintain good order and discipline among students, managing behaviour effectively and in accordance with the school behaviour policy

Professional development

Participate in arrangements made for the appraisal or review of your performance

Participate in arrangements for your further training and professional development as a teacher

Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of other teachers and support staff

Communication and working with others

Communicate and consult with parents/carers of students

Communicate and co-operate with external agencies

Provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students

Deploy, direct and supervise Teaching Assistants and other support staff provided to support students in your allocated class

Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within school, the trust and beyond the school

Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues

Make a positive contribution to the wider life of the school

Participate in and contribute to meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum for the school or the administration or organisation of the school, including pastoral arrangements

Benefits

As part of Anthem Schools Trust, staff benefit from a supportive working environment and access to a range of employee benefits, including health and wellbeing support, professional development opportunities and financial benefits.

This job description will be supported by the school improvement plan which may identify key distinct tasks and responsibilities for this role in the school year. These will be derived from ongoing school self-evaluation and other local/national priorities. The Postholder’s duties must be carried out in compliance with the school’s policies and procedures including child protection and safeguarding procedures.

These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exhaustive nor exclusive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities commensurate with the grading of the post.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

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 Abacus Belsize Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 158 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Abacus Belsize Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/abacus-belsize-primary-school

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