Year 5 Teacher: Maternity Cover

Marlborough Primary School, London, SW3 3AP

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2026

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 Months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M3 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

1. QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Evidence of continued professional development

2. EXPERIENCE

You will have:

• Successful experience as a classroom teacher and teacher of children with Autism within a mainstream school and evidence that your practice has recently been judged to be good or outstanding
• Experience of planning for, teaching and assessing pupils within the primary age range (3-11 years) in particular EYFS
• Experience of teaching a wide range of abilities and amending learning intentions to meet individual needs
• Experience of leading a curriculum area including curriculum development, supporting staff, managing change, policy development and resourcing
• Experience of managing and deploying support staff effectively

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

ü a state of the art school building with amazing facilities for learning

ü a supportive, collegiate and motivated in-house team

ü high quality CPD with opportunities for career progression

ü enthusiastic, friendly children with a love of learning

ü an inclusive school with a ‘can do’ ethos where success is expected

ü strong and ambitious leadership with a clear sense of strategic direction

ü an opportunity to innovate and take risks

ü supportive parents and governors

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

Maternity Leave Advert Final.docx - 620 KB (opens in new tab)

Teacher Job Description (002).docx - 27.6 KB (opens in new tab)

Teacher Person Specification.docx - 621 KB (opens in new tab)

About Marlborough Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 0 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 466 pupils enrolled
• Age range: Not given
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Marlborough Primary School website
• Email address: janet.wallace@marlborough.rbkc.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02075898553
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/marlborough-primary-school-london

Marlborough Primary School, is an outstanding school, with a real passion and drive for ensuring every one of our children receives the highest quality education and school experience.

We are seeking to appoint a teacher to join our team who will benefit from a strong team ethos, high quality CPD programme and a culture of care.

We are a diverse team that are all committed to providing high quality education. We continue to actively encourage and recruit candidates from underrepresented groups with protected characteristics.

Marlborough Primary School and Colville Primary School are part of a federation, enabling staff at both schools to share skills, knowledge, and expertise across the Federation.

Arranging a visit to Marlborough Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email janet.wallace@marlborough.rbkc.sch.uk.

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