PPA Teacher. Job in Southwark Education & Training Jobs

Teach Plus; London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a confident PPA Cover Teacher to manage classes across various primary stages in Southwark, London. The role demands a UK teaching qualification, classroom management skills, and a commitment for at least one academic year. This flexible position allows for part or full-time work, offering an attractive salary range based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching in primary schools in the UK is essential.
• Commitment to at least one academic year required.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate with the Update Service necessary.

Responsibilities

• Teach classes during PPA or other release sessions across the school.
• Assess, monitor, record, and report on subjects taught.
• Provide a calm working environment for pupils.

Skills

Classroom management

Adaptability

Behaviour management strategies

Knowledge of UK National Curriculum

Education

UK recognized Teaching Qualification with QTS

Enhanced DBS Certificate

Job description

PPA Cover Teacher September

Location: Southwark

Start Date: September 2025

Full or part-time, 3- 5 days per week

Salary: Inner, M1 - 36,745 - M6 - 50,288

Are you a confident Class Teacher with strong classroom management skills, looking for a new challenge? If so, we want to hear from you.

As a PPA Cover Teacher, you will be required to:

• Teach classes during PPA or other release sessions across the school from Nursery to Year 6
• Understand and be able to use a range of strategies to deal with classroom behaviour as a whole and also individual behavioural needs; to promote effective behaviour.
• Provide a calm, constructive working environment to enable the pupils to carry out the planned work/activities in the absence of the class teacher.
• Promote the inclusion of all pupils.
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the subjects of lessons taught, feeding back to the class teacher
• Mark any completed work in accordance with the marking policy.
• Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies within the class, according to the school's policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate for the PPA Cover Teacher role will have:

• Strong knowledge of the UK National Curriculum
• Experience teaching in primary schools in the UK
• A flexible, can-do attitude and be able to adapt quickly to new environments
• A strong work ethic who is willing to commit for at least one academic year
• UK recognized Teaching Qualification with QTS
• Enhanced DBS Certificate with the Update Service
• Right to work in the UK

Next steps:

• If this PPA Cover Teacher position sounds of interest, or you would like to find out more information, please contact Mary at Teach Plus
• Alternatively, please click 'apply' and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Teach Plus is a 5 star, Google rated, London based education recruitment agency. Our passion is to provide candidates with an excellent service in helping them find a new role, our candidate journey is what makes us stand out above the rest.

We prioritise ongoing assistance and support to help with your career in education.

With over 17 years' experience working in education, we have strong, long-lasting relationships with primary schools across London.

We are able to offer a range of opportunities including short term, long term and permanent positions within education as well as a high volume of daily supply work.