Class Teacher - Earlsdon Primary School

Earlsdon Primary School, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 6FZ

12 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  6 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: TMS

Class Teacher - Earlsdon Primary School job summary

Our Values
Our School Aims At our school, we are committed to: 

• Promoting the values of respect, resilience, responsibility, equality and challenge.
• The safeguarding and well-being of all children and adults.
• Creating independent lifelong learners who embrace challenge and demonstrate resilience.
• Actively seeking purposeful collaborations to nurture a sense of belonging and experience the richness of the local and wider community.
• Offering rich and purposeful learning opportunities to enable every child to be responsible and successful local and global citizens. 
• We value the partnerships that exist between the school, parents, governors, and the community, and the part they all play in realising our aims.

What is the job role?

The governors wish to appoint an inspirational, dynamic and creative class teacher permanently to join our friendly and successful school. Early Career Teachers are welcome to apply.  

We can offer:

•  creative, well-motivated children
•  a positive caring ethos
• a friendly, supportive staff
• supportive parents and governors
•  free childcare if your child is a pupil at Earlsdon Primary School on working days

Role to start 1st September 2026.

Who are we looking for?

The successful candidate will be:

• An excellent teacher committed to developing creative, independent learners
• Able to develop excellent relationships in order to challenge, inspire and support
• uncompromising in their pursuit of excellence
• able to demonstrate a commitment to all areas of school life
• able to demonstrate experience of teaching across the whole range of Primary education

Our workforce data shows that men and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are under-represented; we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply.  This does not prevent individuals with or without other protected characteristics as set out within the Equality Act 2010 from applying for this post.   

Our 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 required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS, all relevant safeguarding and pre-employment clearances, and provide two satisfactory references.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role

Following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for an additional pre employment check with effect 1 Sept 22, please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process.

Interview date: Friday 6th March 26.

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

Earlsdon Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such, appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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 Earlsdon Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 422 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Earlsdon Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/earlsdon-primary-school

Our school is situated in the heart of Earlsdon and is housed in a beautiful Victorian building which opened for business in 1890. The heritage and tradition give the school its heart and today the children enjoy a positive and innovative ethos with learning at its core.

We strive to ensure that teaching and learning is enhanced by high quality experiences which enable our pupils to become confident, reflective and independent learners. Our curriculum is enriched by accessing many community resources and facilities, and by providing exciting and engaging learning experiences in school, in the local area and beyond.

It is a privilege to work with children and families in our local community and we look forward to working in close partnership with you and your child during their time at Earlsdon.

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