Class Teacher

Cherry Oak School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6PB

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  10 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 Annually (Actual) ECT/MPS/UPS & SEN allowance

Class Teacher job summary

Cherry Oak School is a Primary Special School for pupils with cognition and communication difficulties who have a diverse range of specialist learning needs. Federated with Victoria School and Victoria College, Cherry Oak School provides pupils with a bespoke curriculum through our explorers and connectors pathways. The successful candidate will be an outstanding classroom practitioner with a passion for teaching. Candidates will be able to inspire and engage our pupils and will be keen to join our committed staff team.

You will have the highest expectations for all pupils to achieve well, with an excellent understanding of the challenges they face. Your planning will effectively support the individual needs of the pupils you teach. You will be able to make good use of a range of technology to support both learning and communication. Special school experience would be an advantage however, for the right candidate, as long as you are motivated, enthusiastic and ready for a challenge, Cherry Oak could be the place for you!

Safeguarding

The [school/college] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of [children/students] and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

References

All applicants will be required to provide 2 suitable references

Short-Listed Candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all shortlisted candidates

Terms and Conditions

Birmingham City Council is a Living Wage Employer

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and ahs the amended to the Exceptions Order 1975,2013 and 2002.

Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent conviction and cautions are ‘protected’; so they do not need to be disclosed to employers; and if they are disclose , employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide

The post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

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

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; medical fitness; teacher prohibition check, identity checks and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

ALL Shortlisted candidates will subject to an Online Search in line with KCSIE 2023.

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 Cherry Oak School

• School type: Special school, ages 3 to 11
• School size: 112 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Cherry Oak School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cherry-oak-school

Cherry Oak School is a primary school for children with special education needs (SEN). All pupils have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The school has specialist provision for children with severe cognition and learning difficulties and those with Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties. Approximately half of the pupils are diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum. With capacity for 110 pupils, Cherry Oak School caters for pupils from Birmingham and beyond.

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