Class Teacher

Featherstone Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 6PR

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  7 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual)

Class Teacher job summary

Featherstone Primary is a warm, inclusive, and highly respected two‑form entry school—and we’re excited to be expanding our KS2 team. We are looking for an enthusiastic Year 5 teacher who is passionate about inspiring pupils and committed to delivering high‑quality learning. If you’re ready to develop your career in a supportive, forward‑thinking environment with a strong local reputation, we’d love to hear from you. ECTs are warmly encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be:

• Ambitious and passionate about raising standards
• Able to inspire, challenge and motivate all children to achieve
• Flexible, creative and committed to developing their expertise as a teacher

We can offer the successful candidate:

• An inclusive school with imaginative children who are keen to learn and grow,
• An incredibly warm, friendly, supportive team that works together to enable our pupils to flourish within school and beyond,
• A collaborative working environment, where staff are encouraged to share their passions and skills,
• Tailored and supportive career professional development through coaching,
• A well-resourced school with fantastic indoor and outdoor facilities,
• A commitment to developing your career.

We highly recommend and warmly welcome visits to the school prior to application. If you would like to arrange an informal visit, please email the school office at vacancies@feathstn.bham.sch.uk with your contact number and a few options for dates and times that suit you.

To apply: Please complete your online profile and submit your application via My New Term by the deadline of 10:00 on Monday 18th May 2026

Safeguarding Statement:

Featherstone is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work and two suitable references. All applicants will be required to evidence name at birth and any change to birth name. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.The post holder must be aware of and adhere to the school’s policies and procedures in connection with Child Protection and Safeguarding.

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.

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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 Featherstone Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 417 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Featherstone Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/featherstone-primary-school

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