Class Teacher

Woodside Primary School and Nursery, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0SN

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  24 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  11 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• 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 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) Main Pay Scale

Class Teacher job summary

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Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of seven very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together - all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch - we would be very happy to meet with you.

At Woodside Primary School, our values of Care, Aspire and Achieve are not simply words on a page — they guide our daily practice, our decision-making and our ambition for every child and adult within our community.

Woodside is a school with a strong sense of purpose. We are proud to serve a diverse community and to offer a breadth of provision that reflects our unwavering commitment to inclusion, early intervention and high expectations for all. Whether through our SEND Base, Time for Twos provision, Nursery or mainstream classes, we work tirelessly to ensure that every child feels safe, valued and supported to belong, to aspire and to achieve their very best.

This is an exciting and important moment in Woodside’s journey. The school is on a clear and focused improvement pathway, underpinned by growing capacity, strong Trust support and a shared determination to secure the highest standards. Our next Head of School will play a pivotal role in building on this momentum — leading with care, setting ambitious expectations and ensuring that all pupils and staff are able to thrive.

We are seeking a leader who believes, as we do, that great schools are built on strong relationships, inclusive practice and an uncompromising focus on teaching and learning. Someone who leads with integrity, champions our values and is driven by the moral purpose of making a difference to children’s lives.

If you share our belief that schools should be places where everyone is cared for, encouraged to aspire, and supported to achieve, I warmly invite you to consider joining us at Woodside Primary School.

We look forward to welcoming the next leader who will help our school — and our community — continue to grow and succeed.

We are a values-led school, with our values driving our decision making

The Role - Teacher

HVT Reference : HVT0762

We are looking to recruit a Class Teacher to join our team. You will be appointed on the Teachers’ Main Scale on a Permanent and will work full time.

If you are passionate about teaching, work well as part of a team, and have the spark and enthusiasm needed to ensure pupils achieve their full potential, then we would love to hear from you.

We offer a comprehensive induction programme and strong opportunities for continuous professional development (CPD) to support your career growth.

You will be a committed team player, able to inspire children with a love of learning, demonstrate high levels of motivation, and maintain high expectations for both yourself and your pupils.

In return, we can offer a supportive staff team, pupils who are eager to learn, and an excellent school environment in which to teach and develop professionally

Hales Valley Trust would like to hear from you if you are someone who: 

• Is an outstanding classroom practitioner who has high expectations of self and others 

• Is passionate about enabling all children to achieve success 
• Is a caring professional 
• Has a clear understanding of the primary curriculum 
• Has a dynamic and creative approach to learning 
• Has high expectations of attainment and behaviour 

• Has energy and enthusiasm, an open and positive approach 
• Will be committed to extra-curricular activities 
• Is able to work supportively and work in a team 

We can offer you:

• Highly motivated staff
• A leadership team whose focus is on improving outcomes for our children
• Children who value learning and supportive parents
• An ethos of valuing staff and their Professional Development
• A stimulating learning environment which is conducive to learning
• Competitive salary
• Generous benefits (pension, holiday, discounted fees at our Trust schools)
• Employee Assistance Programme (supporting your health and wellbeing)
• Networking and support opportunities between the Trust schools

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Rachel Garratt via email rgarratt@woodside.dudley.sch.uk

Closing Date: 24th May 2026

Shortlisting: 24th May 2026

Interviews: TBC

All applicants short listed will be required to take part in a lesson observation and a formal interview.

Additional Information:

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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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

Hales Valley Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children. Offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check completed for all.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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 Woodside Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academies, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 496 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Woodside Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodside-primary-school-and-nursery

Hales Valley Multi Academy Trust is a primary academy trust, based in Dudley, West Midlands. We currently consist of five very different primary schools, ensuring that our Trust is a diverse and exciting place to work and learn.

We put our children at the heart of everything we do and are dedicated to providing them with an enriching curriculum, underpinned by our overall commitment to high standards across the board.

We value our staff and ensure that they are well supported and trained. We have a continual professional development guarantee that provides a clear career pathway of training and opportunities for all staff at all levels.

Our family of schools work closely together, ensuring that staff and children benefit from sharing the excellent practice that exists across the Trust. Our schools are well supported by the Local Governing Committees, the Board of Directors and the Trust Central team.

We believe that we are stronger together – all schools sharing capacity, resources and expertise. We believe that collaboration is fundamental to providing the best learning opportunities through a meaningful curriculum where children and adults acquire the knowledge, skills and positive attitudes to prepare and strengthen them for their role in society: today, tomorrow and in the future. We support and care for each other, especially when things go wrong; we are a family.

This role provides you with an opportunity to join our family to improve outcomes for children. If you are interested in finding out more please do get in touch – we would be very happy to meet with you!

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