PPA cover teacher

Didcot Primary Academy, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6DP

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th January 2027

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• 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: £39,979.00 - £48,479.00 Annually (Actual) M1 - M6

PPA cover teacher job summary

Didcot Primary Academy is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly skilled teacher to join our team. DPA is a popular, ambitious and successful multi-cultural primary school. Our most recent Ofsted inspection, held in December 2024, found that the school had continued to build on the previous judgement of outstanding in all areas..

This vacancy represents an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated and talented team, many of whom have been at the school for a long period of time. Work life balance is seriously considered in this school. The successful candidate will work across all classes from Reception to Year 6 leading high quality learning. Due to the nature of the role, this post is not suitable for ECT's.

This is an opportunity to have a really varied timetable but get fully involved in school life, you will work alongside another experienced teacher who is also covering PPA teaching lessons in a range of subjects, often the same lesson to both classes in each year group- in order to use time as effectively as possible. You will, of course, be allocated your own PPA time.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Is passionate about making learning effective and enjoyable
• Can fill our children's lives with creativity, challenge, wonder and fun
• Can create a haven in which our children feel especially safe, valued and happy
• Has high expectations of themselves
• Will ensure that behaviour and attainment is high for every child relative to their starting points

In return we can offer:

• A committed and friendly team aiming for excellence in all they do
• Children who are well behaved, happy and eager to learn
• A commitment to high quality professional development
• A supportive and encouraging Senior Leadership Team and Trus
• A superb working environment in our fabulous building with extensive grounds
• Genuine work life balance considerations

We welcome visits the the school, please contact us and we would be happy to show you around and discuss this opportunity further.

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

Didcot Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All adults are required to adhere to the school’s safeguarding policies and practices. As part of the school’s safe recruitment procedures all staff regularly undergo enhanced DBS checks.

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 Didcot Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Didcot Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/didcot-primary-academy

Didcot Primary is an outstanding (OFSTED 2024) popular, ambitious and successful multicultural primary school, with a nursery, that opened in September 2016. The school currently has 457 pupils (from nursery to Year 6).

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