About Us

Required for May 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and innovative qualified teacher with high expectations to join our friendly team. 

Your opportunity

This is a temporary maternity cover position but could lead towards a permanent role in the future. As a Fircroft staff member, you will be an important part of this great school where everyone is valued. You'll be supported by a friendly, forward-thinking leadership team and an amazing local community. 

All our staff enjoy regular and relevant professional development and have opportunities to lead areas of the school. We value a creative curriculum and we want our staff to be dynamic in their thinking and teaching and brave enough to take risks. Our classes are smaller than average and our pupils are very well behaved. We really are like a little village school in London!

We offer:

•    Inner London salary

•    An engaged and enthusiastic community of parents, carers and children

•    High quality teachers’ admin support 

•    An enriched curriculum with specialist teachers (Music, Spanish and PE)

•    A minimal marking policy that encourages verbal feedback 

•    Well behaved pupils

What we are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner who:

•    is flexible, dynamic and proactive 

•    has recent experience of teaching in Year 6

•    has high expectations for all children 

An Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below. Alternatively, these details can be found on our website: https://www.fircroft.family/Vacancies-Recruitment

For any further details please contact the school on the telephone number below. 

Completed application forms should be emailed to office@fircroft.family or posted to the school to arrive by 12 p.m. 

Closing date: Thursday 6th February 2025 (at noon)
Interviews: Week commencing 10th February 2025
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointment subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

We do not accept CVs.

Fircroft Primary School 
Fircroft Road, Tooting 
London SW17 7PP 
Tel: 020 8672 6258 
Website: www.fircroft.family
E-mail: office@fircroft.family
Headteacher: Mrs Denise York
Roll: 281

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils