Primary Teacher - Maternity Cover

The Sydney Russell School, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5QT

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  20 January 2026 at 3pm

• Date listed

  5 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £40,317.00 - £62,496.00 Annually (Actual) Inner London

Primary Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

Our primary phase is highly successful in enabling our students across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 to achieve well and realise their potential.

We seek to appoint an exceptional teacher who, during a one-year maternity cover, will be responsible for the academic progress of the students they teach, continually driving and improving student achievement. The appointed candidate, working under the direction of the Vice Principal and post-holders, will be committed to their own professional development, will actively contribute to a positive working atmosphere which encourages cooperation and promotes the highest standards of education, contributing towards the best outcomes for student achievement and staff development.

The teacher will:

Fulfil the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document

Meet the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards

During the course of the academic year, it is expected that you will take on the following responsibilities:

1. Planning

2. Teaching

3. Classroom Management

4. Agreed Whole School Procedures

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 The Sydney Russell School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: Through
• School size: 2640 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Sydney Russell School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-sydney-russell-school-dagenham

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