PPA Cover Teacher

St Meryl School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 5BT

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  3rd September 2025

• Closing date

  4 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,075.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)

PPA Cover Teacher job summary

Why come and teach at St Meryl?

There will be many schools advertising teaching posts and anyone looking for a new job or for a school in which to start their teaching career will be able to take their pick. However, St Meryl School is special. This is what we can offer you should you choose to come and join us:

1. St Meryl School is an exciting place to be-we are positive, proactive and put the children at the heart of everything we do. We work hard to make our school vibrant, stimulating and exciting for our children. We are currently working towards the achievement of the Rights Respecting Schools Award so mutual respect is embedded in all we do. We are excited about what we do. We love working with each other and we love teaching and learning. We are willing to try new things and constantly seeking to move our practice forward. Visitors comment upon the ‘buzz’ they sense when they enter the building. This is the friendly buzz of adults and children working and learning and having fun together.
2. If appointed you will join a dedicated and close team of teachers and support staff who love being at St Meryl. Coaching partnerships mean that all teachers work together to develop their practice in a supportive manner. We are all on a learning journey together at St Meryl, regardless of how experienced we might be.
3. If appointed you will have the pleasure of teaching wonderful children who are polite, very well behaved and eager to work hard and learn.
4. We have a proven track-record of supporting and developing staff and are committed to wellbeing.

St Meryl School follows safer recruitment procedures and we are committed to the safeguarding of children. The position is subject to references and a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St Meryl School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Meryl School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-meryl-school

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