PPA Cover Teacher

Gladstone Park Primary School, London, NW10 1LB

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, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,317.00 - £52,300.00 Annually (FTE) MPS Inner London

PPA Cover Teacher job summary

Gladstone Park 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.

Gladstone Park Primary School strives to enable all children to maximise their potential and develop as confident, resilient and emotionally literate individuals, fully prepared for future life. Gladstone Park Primary School provides an exciting and relevant curriculum that encourages a lifelong love of learning, within a stimulating and positive environment where children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals.

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

At Gladstone Park Primary School the health, safety and wellbeing of every child is our top priority. We expect all staff, local governors and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding our pupils.

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 Gladstone Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 661 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Gladstone Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/gladstone-park-primary-school

Gladstone Park Primary is an ambitious, friendly school in the heart of Brent, North London.

We are a 3 form entry school who serve a rich and diverse community.

We aim to ensure that all children receive an exciting, relevant curriculum which fosters a life-long love of learning. We whole-heartedly promote a stimulating and positive learning environment where all our children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals.

At Gladstone Park we strive to enable all children to maximise their potential and develop as confident, resilient and emotionally literate individuals, fully prepared for their future life, ready to seize opportunities and able to contribute meaningfully to the wider community.

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