Primary Classroom Practitioner (Key Stage 1 / Key Stage 2)

Location: Barking, East/Outer London

School Type: Primary School & Early Years (Co-educational)

Contract: Full-Time, Permanent or Fixed-Term

Start Date: Immediate / ASAP or January Start

A warm, vibrant, and rapidly expanding primary school in Barking (London Borough of Barking & Dagenham) is seeking a creative, supportive, and dynamic Primary Classroom Practitioner to join their close-knit teaching staff. This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated primary educator, whether an experienced teacher looking to share best practices or an ambitious Early Career Teacher (ECT), to build strong foundational skills, spark lifelong curiosity, and drive high academic outcomes across a welcoming young community.

About the Role

As a Primary Classroom Practitioner, you will cultivate an inspiring, safe, and positive classroom environment where pupils feel encouraged to explore, question, and excel. Joining a supportive year-group team, you will design and deliver a well-rounded primary curriculum (available across Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 according to your background), accelerating literacy, mastery mathematics, and broader creative understanding.

• Environment: A community-focused Outer London primary school celebrated for its inclusive ethos, modern classroom resources, and strong parent-school partnerships

• Culture: A collaborative, friendly phase team supported by experienced teaching assistants, shared digital planning schemes, and accessible senior leadership

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver creative, high-rigor lessons across core National Curriculum subjects, embedding interactive phonics, guided reading, and mastery math routines.

• Establish a structured, supportive classroom atmosphere that promotes positive behavior, high expectations, and pupil wellbeing.

• Monitor, record, and evaluate pupil progress using clear assessment metrics, delivering targeted interventions for lower-attaining pupils while providing depth and stretch for high achievers.

• Work collaboratively with support staff, parents/carers, and the SENCO to adapt learning for pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEND) or English as an Additional Language (EAL).

• Participate actively in year-group planning, whole-school assemblies, educational visits, and extra-curricular learning clubs.

Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognized primary teaching qualification.

• A strong academic degree in Primary Education, Early Childhood Studies, or a core curriculum discipline.

• Proven track record or demonstrated capability of delivering outstanding primary instruction across Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 (familiarity with systematic phonics frameworks and Maths Mastery approaches is highly desirable).

• Superior communication, interpersonal, and classroom management abilities with a patient, child-focused approach.

• Solid understanding of the primary National Curriculum, statutory assessment procedures, and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines.

Salary & Benefits

• Pay Scale: Outer London Main / Upper Pay Scale (MPS/UPS Outer London, commensurate with experience), with potential TLR opportunities available for Subject Leadership or Key Stage Coordination.

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS), comprehensive continuous professional development (CPD), structured ECT mentorship, and access to staff health and wellbeing schemes.

How to Apply

If you are an ambitious, caring primary specialist eager to shape bright futures at a thriving primary school in Barking, we invite you to apply. Please submit your application and CV as soon as possible for consideration.