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Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College · Barking · Barking and Dagenham

Job description

General Classroom Teacher

Qualified or Unqualified Teacher

One year FTC

Commencing: As soon as possible

Salary Scale: UQT/MPS

Are you passionate about helping every child succeed and improve their life chances?

Are you prepared to work collaboratively for the benefit of young people?

Why not apply to join us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our school and become and integral part of our team, developing further your subject specialism through being attached to a department, but also having the opportunity to work across the school with variety in your daily duties.

There is a comprehensive induction programme and excellent opportunities for high quality CPD. Applications are also welcome from Newly Qualified Teachers for whom the School has a well-developed support programme.

The role is demanding, but the rewards are high with the opportunity to work with and help shape our amazing students futures. Our students are overwhelmingly polite, respectful, considerate and have a fantastic thirst for learning. They uphold our school motto to Give and Expect the Best each and every day and they in return need the very best.

The successful candidate will have:

The ability to motivate students and deliver excellent lessons.

A commitment to Barking Abbey’s high expectations and ethos.

Strong subject knowledge across a range of subjects.

A desire to work collaboratively and to make a real contribution to the progress of our students.

The ability to enthuse all young people.

Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish strong relationships with all stakeholders.

Self-motivation and be committed to further professional development.

Barking Abbey is a heavily over-subscribed dual campus secondary school in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with a well-deserved reputation for academic excellence and a supportive professional environment.

The school is located less than 10 minutes walk from Upney tube and 15 minutes from Barking mainline station.

Barking Abbey celebrates its diversity, and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are interested in making a difference in young people’s lives whatever your background or history please apply.

In return we offer:

A supportive and encouraging staff team

The opportunity to access a wide range of CPD opportunities within and beyond school

A school which understands the importance of staff well-being and workload management

A positive ethos with excellent behaviour reinforced by highly visible SLT and centralised behaviour systems

“Pupils learn and achieve very well... Pupils across both sites are happy and safe at Barking Abbey School… Pupils are motivated to work hard and enjoy positive working relationships with staff... Students new to the Sixth Form commented on how welcoming, inclusive and diverse the community is… Leaders prioritise aspiration and ambition.” (Ofsted, December 2022)

Please click here to find out more information about what it is like to work at Barking Abbey:

https://www.barkingabbeyschool.co.uk/home/join-us/staff-vacancies/

Barking Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process, including Disclosure check, will be undertaken on all successful applicants.

Online searches may be conducted for all shortlisted candidates and will be conducted for all successful candidates as part of our due diligence checks.

Apply now

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About this school

Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College

Community school · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Outstanding
Pupils
2,336
Avg teacher salary
£53,315
Pupil:teacher ratio
15.7:1

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Barking, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 9AG

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Salary
£28,343.00 Annually (Actual) UQT/MPS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full time
Posted
13 October 2026
Closing date
2 November 2026

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