Class Teacher - KS2
Gossey Lane Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 0DS8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
3 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main Scale / UPS
Class Teacher - KS2 job summary
Why Join Gossey Lane Academy?
At Gossey Lane, we believe in providing exceptional opportunities for both our pupils and staff. We are a school committed to progress, inclusion, and excellence. Now is the perfect time to join us as we build a culture of high expectations, outstanding teaching, and strong pastoral support. We are looking for an enthusiastic Class Teacher to join our team and help shape the future of our school.
What We Offer:
Collaborative Culture – Work within a supportive, high-performing team that values shared expertise and professional growth.
Outstanding CPD – Access to high-quality training, including National College online CPD and pathways to leadership (such as the Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters programme).
Career Development – A structured career pathway to help you achieve your professional goals, supported by our Professional Growth and Performance (PGP) framework.
Wellbeing and Work-Life Balance – Our wellbeing culture includes access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), wellbeing champions, and additional leave options through our Life Leave Policy.
Competitive Benefits – Enjoy generous pension contributions (Teachers’ Pension Scheme), employee rewards, long service awards, cycle-to-work schemes, and support for glasses/eye tests.
Inclusive Community – Be part of a Trust-wide commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), with access to supportive networks including neurodiversity and menopause support groups.
A School on the Rise – Join a school committed to rapid improvement, where your input will directly shape outcomes for our children.
Who We Are Looking For:
We welcome applications from experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers (ECTs) who:
- Are passionate about high-quality teaching and learning.
- Have a strong commitment to raising standards and closing achievement gaps.
- Are reflective, ambitious, and eager to contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
- Thrive in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
In return, we will offer you:
- A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.
- An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.
- Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.
- A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.
- Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
- Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.
- Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
- Onsite parking at all schools.
To arrange a visit to the school please contact the school office on: enquiries@gosseylane.academy
N.B. CVs will not be accepted
We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Gossey Lane Academy as a Class Teacher.
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment and selection process.
We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements 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 guide.
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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 are not accepted.
About Gossey Lane Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 196 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gossey Lane Academy website
School location
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