Class Teacher (Maternity Cover)
Shustoke CofE Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B46 2AU20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
5 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 7 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to M6 (depending on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
General duties and key responsibilities
- To carry out the duties of a school teacher as set out in the ‘School Teachers Pay and
Conditions’ Document and listed in the Teachers’ Standards.
- Continue to meet the requirements for Qualified Teacher Status.
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
Training and Development:
- Data protection/information management training
- Safeguarding and Child Protection Raising Awareness
- Local induction training
- Five inset days per year
- Staff meetings
Employee benefits:
- Teachers' Pension Scheme
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Further information about the job
Shustoke C of E Primary School
Class Teacher (Maternity cover)
For January 2027- Fixed-term contract (KS2) - (Maternity cover from 1st January until 21st July 2027)
Scale point from M1-M6
The Governors at Shustoke C of E Primary School are looking for an excellent practitioner to join our wonderful team. Our school is in Warwickshire County Council, and in the heart of the community. We have a beautiful rural setting (located between Coleshill, Fillongley and Meriden), and easily accessible from Birmingham, Coventry and Solihull, as well as the counties of North Warwickshire and Staffordshire. We are proud to be part of the Diocese of Birmingham.
Strong Relationships between staff and children, between children and between staff and parents are of vital importance to all of us. These have been instrumental in the long standing and continued success of the school.
The successful candidate will:
- model and promote our core values of Compassion, Hope, Respect, Perseverance, Wisdom and Forgiveness to help children experience life in all its fullness;
- be committed to making a difference in the life of every child in their class and across the school;
- be highly motivated and driven to achieve high standards of professionalism;
- have strong subject knowledge and have a commitment to personal lifelong learning;
- be enthusiastic and contribute to the school community positively;
We offer:
- a school where the needs of each child comes first;
- well behaved, happy children who are eager to learn and proud of their school;
- an ambitious, bespoke curriculum and strong ethos which enable children to achieve and develop their personal character;
- a commitment to enrichment which gives opportunities for children to explore their gifts, talents and interests;
- a well-resourced school within beautiful, extensive grounds that lend themselves well to learning outdoors;
- excellent professional development opportunities which enable teachers to achieve career aspirations;
- an enthusiastic, buoyant and hardworking team who care passionately about the children and the school;
- strong partnerships with the Birmingham Diocese and other local schools with whom we work closely to attain the best opportunities for our children, staff and community;
- supportive parents who value education and take pride in the distinctive characteristics of our school.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. Please telephone the school office (01675 481319) to make an appointment.
Candidates should apply using the Warwickshire County Council Application Form giving full details of your teaching experience to date, and your professional strengths and curriculum expertise.
Shustoke C of E Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Please mark applications:
FAO Mrs C Brighton, School Business Manager
Shustoke C of E Primary School
Forge Road
Shustoke Nr Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 2AU
admin3207@welearn365.com
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
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 180 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- 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
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin3207@welearn365.com.
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