Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Shustoke CofE Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B46 2AU16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
5 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 May 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1st January - 21st July 2027 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knowledge and Understanding:
Have knowledge and understanding of the Foundation Stage, National Curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education (RE).
Understand how pupils’ learning is affected by their physical, intellectual, emotional and social development and to understand the stages of child development.
Select and make good use of ICT skills for classroom and management support.
Be familiar with school’s current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the Health and Safety and Child Protection policies. Reporting any safeguarding concerns immediately to one of our designated safeguarding leads.
Planning, Teaching and class management:
Plan and deliver in relation to the Early Learning Goals, National Curriculum and the Agreed Syllabus for RE with regard for the school’s aim statement, own policies and schemes of work, the teaching programme for all children within the class.
Provide clear structure for lessons and for sequences of lessons, which maintain pace, motivation and challenge.
Make effective use of assessment information on pupils’ attainment and progress and in planning future lessons.
Ensure effective teaching of whole classes, groups and individuals, establishing high expectations of behaviour and attainment, so that teaching objectives are met.
Monitor and intervene when teaching to ensure sound learning and discipline and maintain a safe environment in which pupils feel confident.
Use a variety of teaching and learning styles to keep pupils engaged.
Be familiar with the Code of Practice and identification, assessment and support of pupils with Special Educational Needs (SEN).
Evaluate their own teaching critically to improve effectiveness.
Monitoring, Assessment, Recording, Reporting and Accountability:
Assess and record each pupil’s progress systematically with reference to the school’s current practice and use the results to inform planning.
Mark and monitor class work and homework, providing constructive feedback and setting targets for future progress.
Provide reports on individual progress to the Headteacher and parents as required.
Other Professional Requirements:
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with professional colleagues and parents.
Participate as required with professional colleagues and parents in respect of the duties and responsibilities of the post.
Be aware of the need to take responsibility for your own professional development.
Take part in school routines including meetings, assemblies, playground duties and external activities.
Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection, Health and Safety, Security, Confidentiality and Data Protection reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
What the school offers its staff
Teacher's pension
Warwickshire Wellbeing Support Service
Shustoke Primary School prioritises CPD for all staff. Whole school training is offered, aswell as training specific to the role and candidate.
Further information about the job
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 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 Shustoke CofE Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 185 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shustoke CofE Primary School website
- Email address
- admin3207@welearn365.com
- Phone number
- 01675 481319
Shustoke C of E Primary School is a warm and welcoming primary school set in a delightful rural setting. We are a small primary school with one class per year from Reception through to Year 6. We currently have 176 pupils on roll. Our school’s philosophy is centred on the development of the whole child. We aim to enable all children to achieve success intellectually and personally so that they grow up to be happy, confident, responsible citizens of the future. Shustoke is a school that lives out its core values of respect, courtesy, honesty, caring, equality and forgiveness. These are modelled by adults and apparent in pupils’ behaviour and attitudes. Our values, vision and school aims permeate all of the school’s work, as a result the school is a happy, purposeful environment with a clear moral purpose for education. We are proud to be a Church of England School and belong to the Diocese of Birmingham. Being a Church School provides an additional dimension to our life in school and is intrinsic in our philosophy and culture. We pride ourselves on our Christian family ethos - it is a distinctive characteristic of school life. Staff subscribe to, and model our values, and the children are rewarded for displaying those values. At Shustoke, we want to foster pupil achievement and self-belief through the provision of a broad and enriched curriculum. We endeavour to provide an environment where everyone feels welcome, secure and valued – meeting the needs and aspirations of the children, their families and the wider community through involvement of the whole school community in providing the highest quality education, within the context of Christian belief and practice. Just as we encourage our children to improve on their previous best, we continually strive to further develop as professionals for the benefit of the children.
Arranging a visit to Shustoke CofE Primary School
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