Class Teacher Maternity Cover

Rushall Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 1NQ

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 Months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) – Rushall Primary School

Purpose:

To deliver high-quality teaching and learning, manage an assigned class, and ensure the safety and welfare of pupils. The role supports the aims and philosophy of the school.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop, and deliver engaging lessons for all abilities, following the school’scurriculum and schemes of work.
• Promote pupil safety, well-being, and positive behaviour in line with school policies.
• Assess, monitor, and report on pupil progress, using data to inform teaching.
• Support pupils with diverse needs, including those with SEND, high ability, EAL, and disabilities.
• Supervise support staff and collaborate with colleagues.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers about pupil achievement and well-being.
• Contribute to curriculum development and school improvement.
• Maintain professional standards and participate in ongoing professional development.
• Comply with health and safety policies and undertake risk assessments as needed.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school.

What the school offers its staff

Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Experience of successful teaching (EYFS/Primary).
• Strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills.
• Commitment to inclusive practice and equality of opportunity.
• Ability to inspire, support, and challenge pupils and colleagues.
• Willingness to engage in professional development.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Rushall Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: Up to 250 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rushall Primary School website
• Email address: jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rushall-primary-school-walsall

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