Reception Class teacher - open to ECTs Salary: MPS Employer: Parkside Primary School Location: Waltham Forest Contract Type: Full time Contract Term: Permanent Closing Date: 08/05/2026 To start: September 2026 Parkside Primary School is a friendly and welcoming community school which serves a vibrant and diverse community. We are now a full 3FE school. We are looking for outstanding, motivated and inspiring teachers to further expand our team. Our pupils, staff, parents and governors have a great sense of pride in the school and care passionately about its future success. Our last OFSTED in March 2023 was good and we are continually moving from strength to strength. We are seeking teachers who: are outstanding practitioners; love children and want the absolute best for them; have successful experience as a class teacher can bring energy and enthusiasm to the post; enjoy working as part of a team are fully committed to school improvement and can help us on our journey from good to outstanding. We offer you: enthusiastic children with positive attitudes to learning; a friendly, fun and dedicated staff team; bespoke professional development a school that wants the absolute best for our children but also wants teachers to have a work/life balance and enjoy their job. A happy place to work This is a happy, warm and exciting place to work. If you are interested in what we have to offer, come and see for yourself and visits are warmly encouraged. Please contact Amanda Warriner (Deputy Head teacher) to arrange a visit. Please phone or e-mail the school for further details. Application forms are available to download on this advert. Closing date for applications is 9am Friday 8 th May 2026 Short listing: Friday 15 th May 2026 Interview and lesson observation: W/B 18 th May 2026 For an application pack and further details, please contact the school Further information about the school can be found at: http://www.parksideprimaryschool.org/ All completed applications should be returned to the school. Contact information Contact: Ms Warriner Parkside Primary School Address: 21 Wellington Avenue, Chingford E4 6RE Tel: 020 8559 4278 Email: vacancies@parkside.waltham.sch.uk Headteacher: Lisa Cousins Equal Opportunities 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 How to apply Email address or postal address for return of applications: Vacancies@parkside.waltham.sch.uk