Primary PPA Teacher

• Primary PPA Teacher
• Primary school
• Hackney
• Paid to scale
• MPS2 - MPS 6

A lovely, welcoming one-form-entry, primary school in Hackney are looking for an experienced teacher to join their team from September 2025.

The Role

In this Primary PPA Teacher role you will be covering classes from Reception to Year 6 to provide class teachers cover for planning preparation and assessment. You will work alongside the class teacher to arrange what is required for each lesson. For the most part the planning will be provided, although you may have some input in certain classes/subjects. You should have experience teaching across all primary year groups and have good curriculum knowledge and a positive approach to classroom management.

Your days will be timetabled, but you will need to be flexible and adaptable to cover absences or changes at the last minute across the whole school.

• This is offered on a full-time contract basis from September 2025 to July 2026.
• You must hold QTS and have a minimum of 1 years teaching experience
• Due to the nature of this position, the school are not able to offer ECT induction

You must hold QTS and have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience in a primary school.

The School

This popular, culturally and ethnically diverse primary school is based in Hackney with good transport links. The school is part of a federation who believe in the value of a fully rounded education. Pupils have access to experiences, arts, sporting activities and life experiences alongside good quality, academic learning.

Whilst the 3 schools in the federation operate independently on a day-to-day basis, they work closely together to make sure all pupils have a consistent learning experience. There is a sensible approach to work/life balance for staff and support from leadership teams in the schools is excellent. Consequently, the overall feel of the schools across the federation is positive and harmonious.

There are good long-term career opportunities across the federation and training and development is supported and encouraged.

We have a policy to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Philosophy Education is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.