Class Teacher

Bentley West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 0EQ

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible.

• Closing date

  5 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 August 2025

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: Salary will be dependent on previous experience.

Class Teacher job summary

Bentley West Primary School, Monmouth Road, Walsall WS2 0EQ

(part of Leigh Trust)

Vacancy for Class Teacher(s)

Start Date: As soon as possible.

Salary Range based on previous experience:

We are looking to appoint a class teacher who has high expectations, of themselves and their pupils. An individual who has the ability to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils through quality teaching and creative learning experiences.

If you are:

• An outstanding, dynamic classroom practitioner with an excellent understanding of how children learn.
• An innovative practitioner with a creative drive to help shape an exciting curriculum.
• A proven track record of working in a Primary School as a paid Teacher.
• An individual who has strong communication and interpersonal skills and has the ability to motivate, inspire, lead, support and challenge others.
• Committed to the involvement of children and parents working together.
• Dedicated to achieving high standards in all areas
• Enthusiastic in helping the school to meet the challenges of the future then Bentley West is the school for you.

We can offer you:

• A large, committed, welcoming, professional and hardworking staff team.
• Children who are happy, keen and eager to learn.
• A fully supportive and professional governing body.
• Wonderful creative children.
• Dedicated planning time (PPA), support for your own professional development and opportunities to network across the Trust

How to apply:

Please apply for this post by creating a new account or signing into your MyNewTerm www.mynewterm.com. Only applications completed on MyNewTerm will be accepted, a link to the post will be emailed to all staff.

Closing date: Midday on Friday 5th September 2025.

Part of the interview process will be a class observation.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded. 

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection: Bentley West Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Bentley West Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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 Bentley West Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 470 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bentley West Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bentley-west-primary-school-additionally-resourced-for-hearing-impaired-walsall

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