Teacher
“Pupils learn to be resilient and independent learners”
OFSTED Inspection – February 2026
• Exceptional: Achievement, Early Years, Leadership and Governance
• Strong Standard: Attendance and Behaviour, Curriculum and Teaching, Inclusion, Personal Development and Wellbeing
• Safeguarding Standards Met
Are you passionate about changing the life chances of young people?
At Barclay Primary School we live, work, and learn through our five values:
· ASPIRATION – Aspiring to be the best that we can be.
· KINDNESS – Being kind to everybody – our peers, staff, and the community.
· RESPECT – We listen to one another, we take feedback and we improve.
· HONESTY – We always tell the truth.
· RESPONSIBILITY - We take responsibility for our actions.
We are a popular and fully inclusive primary school serving the community in East London. As a co-educational, six form entry primary school, Barclay is one of the largest and highest-performing primary schools in the country. Since 2008, the school has risen from the bottom 5% of schools nationally to sustain a place in the top 3% nationally.
As a school, we benefit from being part of the Lion Academy Trust, deploying proven systems and pedagogies to inform how we operate. From a highly resilient IT infrastructure to a fully resourced and carefully sequenced curriculum, we proudly function as part of the family of Trust schools and celebrate the opportunities that being part of a high-performing trust affords us.
Support for new colleagues at Barclay is exceptional. We incorporate our trust induction programme alongside bespoke career professional development. Programmes range from Early Career Teacher development to Middle and Senior Leader qualifications. Our partnership with the Institute of Education enhances this CPD offer, with many professional qualifications open to our team.
We can offer you:
• Bespoke CPD and professional development opportunities;
· An enhanced PPA offer, including additional “pre-PPA” to support you;
· A large leadership team to offer you the support and guidance that you need;
· Cutting-edge technology provided by partners Google and Apple;
· A staff perks membership, providing loyalty rewards and discounts from retailers.
New for 2026–27:
· All teachers receive a Chromebook that converts to a tablet to support planning.
· Every teacher is given dedicated teacher development time in addition to PPA to support their personal growth.
The Trust/School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and people, and the successful applicant must provide satisfactory references and will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure, along with all relevant safeguarding checks.
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