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Current Position Available

Class teacher - Maternity cover

November 2025 – August 2026

Leader Responsible to: Head teacher

Salary: Qualified Teachers - Main Scale Plus Inner London Allowance

 Morden Mount is a two-form entry primary school on the borders of Greenwich with great links to Canary Wharf, the picturesque Blackheath village and the rustic Greenwich town centre. We are very proud of our diverse human and geographical school community and this underpins our wider school curriculum. Our teachers form an integral part of our school as they have continually found creative ways to infuse lessons with their life experiences and passion for teaching. Our pupils, despite the daily challenges, are steep in resilience and continually rise up to expectations, mitigating challenges with hard work and relentless dedication to learning.

We are seeking to appoint an excellent Class teacher to provide Maternity cover with the experience and ability to promote high standards in Key Stage 2.  The successful candidate will:

· Be very committed to helping children make the most of every opportunity at school

· Be able to relate sympathetically to very young children

· Be able to promote social skills in young children

· Have patience and empathy with children experiencing learning or social difficulties

·  Have the ability to work as part of a team

·  Be committed to the success of the school

·   Be required to undertake a DBS check

Q.T.S. essential

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 6th October 2025

Please download an application form and return the completed form by email to info@mordenmount.greenwich.sch.uk. 

Alternatively, you can collect a pack/return your completed form at the School Office (Monday to Friday 8.30am – 3.45pm)

At Morden Mount Primary School the health, safety and wellbeing of every child is our top priority. We expect all staff, governors and volunteers to share this commitment to safeguarding our pupils.

Our school has policies and procedures in place to deal with safeguarding issues, such as a strict selection and recruitment process for staff and regular volunteers. All candidates must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.  As part of the school's safer recruitment process, candidates shortlisted will be subject to online checks being carried out in accordance with the DfE's Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children and young people.

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