About This Role
Key Stage 2 Teacher
Full time, 1 year contract
from Thursday 27th August 2026
London, E18
Salary in the region of £35,002 - £48,948, dependent on previous experience and qualification.
The Head of Snaresbrook Preparatory School invites applications for the post of Key Stage 2 teacher to teach the curriculum to pupils across KS2 from the Autumn Term 2025. This role is a full time, 1 year contract. The successful candidate will be a qualified primary school teacher, with QTS and experience of teaching maths and English to Upper KS2.
Snaresbrook Preparatory School is a leading North London ISA independent day prep school with about 100 boys and girls aged 3-11. It has a well established reputation for its warm, ‘family’ atmosphere and outstanding record of pastoral care and academic achievement. The school is set in a large Victorian house on the outskirts of London near Epping Forest.
Snaresbrook Prep School is part of the Forest Group of Schools. We join forces for many different events throughout the year and at the end of Year 6, and assuming the required academic progress, our pupils are able to seamlessly transfer to join Forest School for their secondary school journey.
Benefits of working at Snaresbrook Prep include
Free hot lunch
Subsidised membership to the Sylvestrian Leisure Centre at Forest School
Membership of a pension scheme
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so early applications are encouraged. Snaresbrook Prep School reserves the right to make appointments at any stage.
Please note that if you have previously applied for this position and were not successful, your application will only be reconsidered if there have been significant changes to your qualifications, or skills that align more closely with the person specification.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken on all successful candidates in accordance with School policy. The safeguarding responsibilities of the post can be found in this job description and person specification.
NB The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
For more information about the school and full details of the post, including how to submit an application, please visit our website
Potential candidates wishing to discuss the post are invited to contact the school office, on the following email address office@snaresbrookprep.org.
Closing date for applications: noon Monday 27th April 2026
with interviews to be held on Tuesday 12th May 2026