Class Teacher

Employer: London Borough Of Waltham Forest

Location: Downsell Primary School, Downsell Rd, London E15 2BS

Contract: Temporary

Working Pattern: Part Time

Closing Date: 11/09/2026 at 12:00

Reference: SCH/26/343883

Job Title Class Teacher
Salary / Grade Main scale 3
Hour Part time – 2days per week

Downsell Primary School is in the heart of a diverse community and we are an inclusive school committed to providing equal opportunities for all our children and staff. We have a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting young children’s education and prepare them for a successful and happy school life.

We are looking for an individual who is:

• Highly committed to developing and maintaining high quality provision for young children
• Highly motivated and able to positively contribute towards to the school life
• Enthusiastic and can adapt to meet needs of young children
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Creative and able to use own initiative
• Work well in a team to promote young children’s independence, self-esteem and social inclusion

We can offer:

• A creative and welcoming school
• Hardworking, motivated and positive colleagues
• A well informed and supportive leadership team who are committed to the development of all
• staff

Staff Benefits

• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Family Friendly Policies and Procedure
• Tax free bike schemes
• Benefits scheme: Sodexo
• Leisure Centre/Gym membership Discount (Better Leisure Centre)
• Employee Credit Union
• Private Medical Care
• Employee Assistance Programme

The selection process will include a lesson observation and interview. You must be available for a lesson observation and if successful for an interview in the afternoon on the same day.

Downsell Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as its number one priority and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Successful applicants will undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers, online social media check and the Disclosure and Barring Service DBS. The school aims to promote and ensure opportunity and equal treatment for all.

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy