Havering Schools Jobs
Class Teacher
- Employer: Upminster Junior School
- Reference: SCH/25/325822
Hornchurch Academy Trust
Upminster Junior School
St. Mary’s Lane,
Upminster,
Essex
RM14 3BS
Tel: 01708 227320
Head Teacher: Miss Alison Edgcombe
E-mail: admin@upminster-jun.havering.sch.uk
Temporary Classroom Teacher
Contract: Temporary - 2 terms fixed contract
Salary Band: Mainscale
Hours: Full Time
Required: January 2026
A motivated and skilled Temporary Classroom Teacher is required from January 2026 (2 terms fixed contract).
UJS can offer:
- Personal development & training
- A supportive, dedicated and hardworking team
- A secure and stimulating environment in which our children are happy.
- Active community of supportive parents, carers and volunteers.
- A strong and supportive Academy Trust
- Well-behaved and enthusiastic pupils.
We wish to appoint:
- A highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic classroom teacher.
- A teacher who can motivate and inspire our pupils to achieve their very best;
Place of Employment:
Your normal place of work will be Upminster Junior School, St Mary’s Lane, Upminster, RM14 3BS. The Trust has the right as a condition of your employment to transfer you, either permanently or temporarily, to any of its establishments or other locations. You may be required to travel during your working hours as necessary to perform your duties and by such means of transport as directed by your Head Teacher/Line Manager.
Please complete an application form online, no CV's will be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Friday 28th November 2025
Interviews: w/c 1st December 2025
Equal Opportunities We aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. UJS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our students from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our school, superseding any other considerations. UJS comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (July 2015) guidance and all potential employees will undergo vigorous vetting checks to ensure their suitability. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake a satisfactory disclosure.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
How to apply
To apply, please visit https://ats-haveringschools.jobsgopublic.com and submit your application by clicking the 'Apply Online' link below.

