Job Description

Year 5 Teacher – Brent – September 2026

Are you a driven Year 5 Teacher ready for a permanent post in Brent from September 2026? This large, well-led primary school serves pupils aged 3-11 and was judged Good by Ofsted across all areas in its latest inspection. Inspectors highlighted a broad and ambitious curriculum, positive behaviour, strong safeguarding and a supportive culture for staff.

• Permanent Year 5 Teacher opportunity in Brent on Inner London MPS/UPS, starting September 2026.
• Join a school where staff speak positively about workload, wellbeing, training and professional development, making this an excellent move for an ambitious Year 5 Teacher.
• Work in a large primary setting of just over 900 pupils, part of a local federation, with established leadership and clear systems in place.
• Ofsted found pupils happy, safe and well behaved, with a calm and purposeful atmosphere across classrooms and around the school.
• The school has prioritised reading and delivers a broad, ambitious curriculum, while leaders are equally ambitious for pupils with SEND.
• This Year 5 Teacher role offers the chance to make a real impact in a school where 11.6% of pupils are on SEN support, 1.4% have an EHC plan, and 94% speak English as an additional language across the school census.
• In 2024, Key Stage 2 outcomes were strongest in writing at 74% and science at 81%, while maths was 65%, GPS 63% and combined reading, writing and maths 48%, giving a skilled Year 5 Teacher genuine scope to raise attainment further.
• The successful Year 5 Teacher will need QTS, strong KS2 curriculum knowledge, secure assessment practice, and the ability to adapt teaching for SEND and EAL learners in this diverse Brent community.
• This Year 5 Teacher post would suit an experienced practitioner or confident ECT who can combine high expectations with strong classroom routines and clear communication with families.

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