Class Teacher

Dorrington Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 1QR

52 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  13th April 2026 or 1st May 2026

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  16 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) M1 to UPS3

Class Teacher job summary

Dorrington Academy is an Outstanding, three-form entry Single Academy Trust in Birmingham that continues to be a school of choice for the local area of Perry Barr.

We aspire to be a diverse and inclusive community school where every child is empowered to reach their full potential. We aim for our children to leave equipped with the academic knowledge, skills and personal attributes needed to become successful citizens in modern Britain.

Guided by our core values of contribution, compassion, respect, positivity and perseverance, we embrace a creative, personalised curriculum that nurtures the spiritual, moral and social wellbeing of our diverse community.

We relentlessly strive for our children to be happy and feel safe in school, extending their learning through a broad and balanced, experience-rich curriculum that creates challenges and fosters growth. Our curriculum is carefully planned and sequenced so that our children are taught the right things at the right time - building on what has come before.

Trustees wish to appoint an enthusiastic Class Teacher, to join our staff team school who pride themselves in working together collaboratively; supporting each other in moving the education of pupils forward.

The post involves having responsibility for your own class and being part of the curriculum team within your phase to support curriculum development.

You will be expected to:

• Be an outstanding classroom practitioner.
• Have the skills and abilities to lead and manage this role throughout the school.
• Work in a creative and inspirational way with high expectations and be committed to raising standards.
• Have a flexible and positive approach to challenge and change.
• Have excellent communication skills and a commitment to working as part of a team.

Informal visits to the Academy are strongly encouraged.

Initial visits are available on:

• Tuesday 13th January at 9:30am
• Wednesday 14th January at 4:30pm
• Additional times are available on request

Closing date for applications - Friday 6th February 2026

Shortlisting & Interviews - Week commencing 9th February 2026

For further information about the post, or to arrange a visit, please contact the School Office via recruitment@dorrington.bham.sch.uk

Dorrington Academy is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants and the applicant will need to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post. Please note, that as part of our due diligence, online searches and social media will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Shortlisted candidates must provide two suitable references and an online search will be carried out as part of due diligence.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical fitness
prohibition from teaching
right to work
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Dorrington Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 633 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dorrington Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dorrington-academy

Dorrington Academy is a large, vibrant, and inclusive school with a strong sense of community at its heart. Our new senior leadership team and trustees are committed to appointing passionate and driven individuals who will help us achieve our vision.

As a school, we are guided by our core values of compassion, contribution, respect, perseverance, and positivity. Our motto, "Together we are stronger," reflects our belief in the power of collaboration and our dedication to ensuring the development of the whole child.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a forward-thinking school that prioritises safeguarding and provides an exceptional range of opportunities for professional and personal growth. If you are a committed, enthusiastic, and innovative educator, we would love to hear from you.

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