Job Description

Year 5 Teacher - Gravesend

Full-time - MPS-UPS - September 2026 Start -temp-to-perm contract

Tradewind Recruitment are recruiting for a Year 5 Teacher for a Primary School in Gravesend. This role is for a September start and will be full-time and would involve full teaching responsibilities. This role would be on a temp-to-perm basis.

The school is a multiform entry Primary School that is part of a medium sized Academy Trust, so there is a lot of support as well as scope for career progression and training pathways to support this. The school is located in a convenient location with on-site parking and accessible via public transport.

ECTs and more experienced teachers are both welcome to apply.

The Role

• Planning and delivering the Primary Curriculum in Year 5.
• Responsibility for ensuring your cohort is supported and challenged appropriately with the work set.
• Managing behaviour within the classroom effectively
• Liaising with Parents/Guardians on the progress and/or potential development areas of students

Requirements

• Hold QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) in the UK
• Experience as a Year 5 Teacher in the UK, or experience within KS2.
• Hold an enhanced DBS (DBS on the update service is highly desirable)
• Have right to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Tradewind Recruitment

• We offer highly competitive and fair rates of pay, paying to scale for all long-term/perm responsibilities.
• A specialised, highly experienced, and dedicated Consultant to be your main point of contact.
• An independent and experienced Compliance team to ensure you can continue working.
• Tradewind works with the National College and can offer over 2500 accredited courses that you would have access to, so you will be able to complete CPD at your own convenience.

For more information on the schools we are working with specifically, please apply to this advert and will respond to you within 24 hours, or contact (url removed) or call us on (phone number removed).