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Upper Key Stage 2 teacher, phase lead and responsibility for English

Sherington Primary School, London, SE7 7JP

This job expired on 16 October 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main Scale
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2

What skills and experience we're looking for

Sherington is a thriving and dynamic school. We believe that ‘character + academics’ is the goal of true education and deliver this through Positive Education and the development of Character Strengths. By placing wellbeing at the heart of education, our pupils are encouraged to flourish – emotionally, socially, psychologically and academically. Sherington has a reputation for strong community support and high standards. If you would like to be part of our supportive team then we want to hear from you.

If you:

• are committed to continuous professional development
• have the highest expectations of all pupils and their learning
• are optimistic, enjoy new challenges and working as part of a team
• believe that all children can achieve success

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• strong leadership with a clear strategic direction
• committed, dynamic and supportive staff
• a broad and rich curriculum
• a World Heritage Site located on our doorstep

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

Sherington Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references amongst other pre-employment checks.

We will also consider carrying out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online. Shortlisted candidates will be informed that we may carry out these checks as part of our due diligence process.

This job post has expired.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

English Lead Sept 25.doc - 76 KB (opens in new tab)

Class Teacher JD 2024 updated (002).doc - 104 KB (opens in new tab)

UKS2 English Teacher Advert Oct 25 (002).docx - 56.9 KB (opens in new tab)

About Sherington Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 436 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sherington Primary School website
• Email address: sao@sherington.greenwich.sch.uk
• Phone number: 020 8858 5497
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sherington-primary-school

Sherington is a thriving and dynamic school. We believe that ‘character + academics’ is the goal of true education and deliver this through Positive Education and the PERMA model. By placing wellbeing at the heart of education, our pupils are encouraged to flourish – emotionally, socially, psychologically and academically. Sherington has a reputation for high standards.

Arranging a visit to Sherington Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sao@sherington.greenwich.sch.uk.

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