PPA Cover Teacher – Primary
Location: Dartford, Kent
Salary: £160–£200 per day
Contract: Full-time, long-term temporary
Start date: 21 September 2026
A friendly and well-established primary school in Dartford is looking for a confident and adaptable PPA Cover Teacher to provide high-quality teaching across the school.
This varied role is ideal for a teacher who enjoys working with different year groups and can quickly establish positive classroom routines. Lessons and curriculum guidance will be available, although the successful PPA Cover Teacher will be expected to deliver content confidently, adapt activities where needed and maintain continuity in pupils’ learning.
Responsibilities
• Delivering planned lessons while class teachers receive PPA time
• Teaching across EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 as required
• Adapting lessons to meet pupils’ differing abilities and additional needs
• Maintaining established routines and high standards of behaviour
• Assessing pupils’ understanding and providing useful feedback
• Working effectively with teaching assistants and year-group teams
• Ensuring a smooth handover to class teachers
• Providing a positive and consistent experience for pupils
• Following all school safeguarding, curriculum and behaviour policies
Requirements
• UK Qualified Teacher Status
• Recent experience teaching within UK primary schools
• Good knowledge of the primary national curriculum
• Confidence teaching across more than one primary phase
• Strong classroom and behaviour-management skills
• The ability to follow existing plans while responding flexibly to pupils’ needs
• Excellent organisation, communication and time management
• A dependable and professional approach
What the school and role offer
• A varied teaching role without full-time responsibility for one class
• Access to established lesson plans, schemes and resources
• Support from class teachers, phase leaders and teaching assistants
• Opportunities to build experience across the full primary age range
• A welcoming school environment with consistent routines
• Competitive daily pay of £160–£200
• A long-term placement providing stability and professional development
This PPA Cover Teacher position is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher—or a strong ECT with broad placement experience—who enjoys variety and collaborative working.
Why work via Transparency Education?
Transparency Education are a widely recognised, education recruitment company. We pride ourselves on our high levels of customer service and professional development that we offer our teachers and support staff. We:
• Ensure that you will have your own dedicated consultant who will provide ongoing support and guidance.
• Offer an excellent ‘refer a friend’ scheme that pays you £150 for each candidate you refer to us after they have worked and been paid for their first 10 days.
• Pay in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid equally to a permanent employee.
• Give you access to a wide range of CPD training through our in-house team of experienced senior leaders
Application Process: Do you feel you meet the criteria for this exciting opportunity? If so, please either apply below or contact us directly. All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we will keep your CV and continue to help you in your search for a job within education. Good luck with your application, we look forward to hearing from you.
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We are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination. Transparency Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance
