Class Teacher for English
Walkwood Church of England Middle School, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5AQ9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
6 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Degree
- Successful primary or secondary teaching experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of planning and delivering well-structured lessons
- Experience of assessing, tracking and reporting pupil progress
- Experience of adapting teaching to meet a range of pupil needs
- Experience of effective behaviour management
Desirable
- Experience of preparing pupils for external assessments
- Experience of working in a faith school (particularly Christian ethos)
- Experience of leading or contributing to whole-school initiatives
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- Secure knowledge of the National Curriculum and assessment requirements
- Understanding of effective teaching and learning strategies
- Knowledge of safeguarding requirements (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent)
- Understanding of how to promote pupil wellbeing and maintain a safe learning environment
- Understanding of inclusive education and SEND provision
Desirable
- Knowledge of current educational research and best practice
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to plan engaging and inspiring lessons that meet the needs of all learners, including those with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- A good understanding of how children learn
- Good ICT skills, particularly using ICT to support learning
- Strong classroom management and behaviour strategies
- Ability to use assessment effectively to inform teaching
- Ability to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
- Effective communication skills with pupils, parents, carers and professionals
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to organise time and workload effectively
Desirable
- Ability to contribute to curriculum development
- Skills in leading or supporting colleagues
Personal qualities
Essential
- Commitment to high standards of teaching, learning and behaviour
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- Professional integrity and high ethical standards
- Positive, reflective and resilient attitude
- Commitment to the school’s Christian ethos and values
- Reliable, punctual and well-organised
Desirable
- Willingness to contribute to wider school life (e.g. extra-curricular activities)
What the school offers its staff
A committed and supportive leadership team
- Wonderful, motivated children
- A commitment to your future professional development
- Support from the whole community of our church school
- Support from The Spire Trust (currently in process of joining)
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Walkwood Church of England Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Walkwood Church of England Middle School
- School type
- Academies, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 662 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Walkwood Church of England Middle School website
- Email address
- recruitment@walkwoodms.worcs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01527 543361
Walkwood is a place of learning where clear values are taught within all lessons alongside the subject knowledge and associated skills.
Our school is “middle deemed secondary”, and the timetable is run as for a secondary school, with great emphasis placed on subject specialisms.
Walkwood teachers support children in developing their understanding of problem solving and reasoning in a broad range of contexts in which they can explore, enjoy, learn, practice and talk about their developing understanding. Children are offered opportunities for these skills to be practiced in order to give them confidence and competence in their use.
Throughout their time at Walkwood, all pupils are encouraged to express themselves creatively and imaginatively, through their reading, writing, speaking and listening. We expose them to a wide range of genres, text types and visual and audio media to stimulate their responses.
Arranging a visit to Walkwood Church of England Middle School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@walkwoodms.worcs.sch.uk.
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy
Old Fallings Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 8BL
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Redditch and Worcestershire