CLASS TEACHER

James Watt Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 0RE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Autumn Term/ASAP

• Closing date

  20 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 February 2026

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 - £51,047.00 Annually (FTE)

CLASS TEACHER job summary

The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a Class Teacher, who is passionate about teaching and learning, inspirational in the classroom, and can offer skills that complement those in our existing team.

The successful applicant will:

demonstrate strong subject knowledge;

exhibit infectious enthusiasm and energy;

share our ambition to provide the best opportunities for all our pupils in our richly diverse school community;

be an outstanding teacher or have the desire and potential to be one;

demonstrate high expectations of themselves and others and the motivation to ensure that standards continue to rise across the school for all learners.

We can offer you:

a “GOOD” school (Ofsted, 2019);

wonderfully polite and well-behaved children;

experienced leaders and staff at all levels, who are highly ambitious, and who really care about the pupils and their colleagues;

friendly, enthusiastic colleagues;

supportive governors,

quality training and support for staff at all stages of their career.

‘James Watt School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate must promote this ethos. Enhanced DBS clearance, Disqualification Regulations (2009), and Prohibition/E.E.U. checks will be made. Right to Work checks will also be made, if the candidate has been trained overseas.’

Visits to the school are highly encouraged and can be booked by contacting our School Office on 0121 464 4736

Dates for visits are;

Tuesday, 10th February at 3.30pm

Thursday, 12th February at 1pm and 3.30pm

Applications can be made by clicking this link James Watt Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands | Teaching Jobs & Education Jobs | MyNewTerm

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Please note that previous applicants need not apply

Closing Date:12.00 Noon Friday 20th February 2026

Interview Date: w/c 23rd February 2026

Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) covers this post and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. No Agencies/CV’s

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 organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
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 James Watt Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 446 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: James Watt Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/james-watt-primary-school

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