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Surrey Square Primary School, London, SE17 2JY

25 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  23 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time teacher working Monday-Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Pay scale: M1 to M3

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Driven by your values, and passionate about the role a primary school can play in transforming children’s lives…

• excited by working in a collaborative environment…

• passionate about the power of building positive relationships…

• committed to developing yourself as a practitioner and leader…

• wanting to make a change within the education sector…

• resilient and up for a challenge…

keen to work in an environment with a strong emphasis on well-being…

What the school offers its staff

• Coaching and 1:1
• CPD
• Emphasis on well-being
• Employee assistant programme

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Surrey Square Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 458 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Surrey Square Primary School website
• Email address: krowles@ssq.org.uk
• Phone number: 02077033049
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/surrey-square-primary-school

Surrey Square is one of 3 schools that makes up the Big Education Trust family. It is a Trust that exists because we share the belief that the UK curriculum is narrow, outdated and over-indexed on academics. We strive to demonstrate that another way is not only possible, but essential.

Arranging a visit to Surrey Square Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email krowles@ssq.org.uk.

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