Class teacher and computing subject leader

Aston Tower Community Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 5BE

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  28 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2a (£3,527)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Do you want to work in a high-performing school?

• Do you have current successful primary teaching experience?

• Are you looking for the opportunity to develop your leadership skills and work strategically with the Headteacher and Deputy Teacher?

The role

We seek a successful teacher with recent primary school experience to lead computing. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside our experienced Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher andmaintainourhigh standardsrecognised at our October 2024 inspection.Thisidentifiedthe school’s outstanding work. Aston Tower has also recently been reaccredited with the Leading Parent Partnership Award, recognising our excellent work with parents.

What the school offers its staff

The school

Aston Tower is a two-form entry multi-cultural school that serves a community which values and supports our work. The school hada highly successfulOfsted inspection in October 2024 which judged the school to have improved to an ‘outstanding’ level. The school offers specialist support to pupils with Special Educational Needs through our Department for Education (DfE) approved Resource Base that caters for 16 pupils with EHCPs. We have friendly,responsiveand enthusiastic children whose attitudes to learning were described as ‘excellent’ by Ofsted, along with their outstanding behaviour. Our staff team is skilled, caring, and committed; trustees are keen to be involved and highly supportive. The school is very well-resourced in well-kept modern premises set in spacious grounds.

Potential candidates are invited to discuss this opportunity with the Headteacher. Application form and supportive information are found on our websitehttps://astontowerprimary.co.uk/job-vacancies

Application forms should be sent tovacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk

Closing date: Tuesday 28thApril 2026 at 12 noon.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

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

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent 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 filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filtering Guidewww.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance

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

Please note, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. In addition to the candidate’s ability to perform the duties of the post, the interview will also explore issues relating to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and, any relevant issue which may arise from the references.

Aston Tower MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Aston Tower Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 344 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aston Tower Community Primary School website
• Email address: vacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0121 327 0339
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aston-tower-community-primary-school-birmingham

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