Job description
Primary Cover Teacher – Mainstream Primary School – Wimborne, Dorset
Start Date: September 2025 | Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Are you a dedicated and adaptable Primary Cover Teacher looking for a fulfilling role in a welcoming school environment?
GSL Education are recruiting a Primary Cover Teacher for a full-time, permanent position in a mainstream primary school in Wimborne, Dorset, starting September 2025. This role offers a daily rate of £93 – £140, dependent on experience.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified teacher who thrives on variety and can deliver engaging lessons across different year groups. You will play a key role in ensuring learning continues seamlessly during staff absences, supporting pupils’ academic and personal development.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver high-quality lessons across the primary curriculum in line with school planning
- Maintain a positive and well-managed classroom environment
- Adapt teaching strategies to suit the needs of individual pupils and groups
- Encourage active participation and engagement in learning
- Monitor and record pupil progress, feeding back to relevant staff
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to support whole-school initiatives
- Uphold the school’s policies and safeguarding standards
- Participate in staff training and development as required
Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent recognised teaching qualification
- Previous experience working as a Cover Teacher in primary schools.
- Strong understanding of the primary curriculum
- Flexibility to work across all year groups and key stages
- Effective classroom management skills
- A commitment to inclusive education and pupil welfare
- Have an up-to-date CV (covering the last ten years, barring any unexplained gaps) and an enhanced DBS registered to the Update Service (or be willing to apply for one)
Why Join GSL:
- Competitive daily pay rates
- Ongoing support from experienced education consultants
- Ethical, honest, and transparent recruitment process
- Opportunities to work in supportive and inclusive school settings
If you are an enthusiastic and flexible Primary Cover Teacher ready to make a positive impact in Wimborne, we would love to hear from you.
Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks; including providing an enhanced DBS certificate registered on the update service or completing an application for a new check.
As an ethical, inclusive, and independent recruitment agency, GSL Education are committed to providing quality teaching and support staff in schools across the UK.
For more information or to register your interest in the Primary Cover Teacher role, or to be considered, please click ‘apply now’ to submit your full and up-to-date CV, and one of our dedicated consultants will be in touch.
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