Class Teacher (Maternity Cover for one year until 31/12/2026)

Kineton Green Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7EB

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  6 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover for one year until 31/12/2026) job summary

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover for one year until 31/12/2026)

Required: January 2026

Status: Full time and fixed term for one year to cover a maternity leave

Suitable for ECTs

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

About this Role

We are looking for a passionate, dedicated and creative Primary Class Teacher to join our team and make a real difference in the lives of our children and young people. As a Primary Class Teacher, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the educational journey and personal development of young learners during their formative years. This role requires a nurturing, creative, and adaptable educator who is passionate about fostering a love of learning in a safe, inclusive, and stimulating environment.

Kineton Green Primary School is a one form entry school in Solihull. We are a good school (Ofsted January 2020). We take great pride in developing a caring, creative and safe environment for our learners and we are passionate about providing a rich and varied curriculum that inspires curiosity and enquiry.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, engaging and inclusive lessons that inspire and challenge all learners
• Create a positive classroom environment where every child feels safe, valued and motivated to achieve their best
• Contribute to the wider life of the academy, promoting our ethos of ambition, collaboration and community
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents and carers to support each child's learning journey
• Commit to your own professional development and support the development of others

About You

• A qualified teacher (QTS) with a passion for primary education
• Has high expectations for all learners and a commitment to raising standards
• Demonstrates creativity, flexibility and resilience in their approach to teaching
• Builds strong relationships with learners, parents and carers, and colleagues

Why Join Summit Learning Trust?

• A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
• Commitment to your professional development with high quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
• The chance to make a meaning impact on the lives of young people.

Visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact the school office on 0121 706 3873.

The closing date is 16th October 2025 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held shortly afterwards.

We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to thrive.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check., and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.

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

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 Kineton Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Kineton Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kineton-green-primary-school-solihull

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