Class Teacher & OPAL Lead

Green Meadow Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4EE

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  12 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  4 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS - UPS + TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

Green Meadow Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced Class Teacher and OPAL (Outdoor Play & Learning) lead.

Duties will include: -

• Having high expectations and aspirations for our pupils.
• Planning and preparing learning for pupils.
• Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to her/him including the setting and providing feedback of work carried out by those pupils in school and elsewhere.
• Providing a stimulating classroom environment which encourages pupils to become independent learners.
• Assessing, recording, and reporting on the development, progress and attainment achieved by those pupils.
• Communicating and consulting, in accordance with current guidelines and circulars, with the parents of the pupils she/he is assigned to teach.
• To lead Outdoor Play & Learning.
• To co-ordinate Educational Visits in our school.

What the school offers its staff

An outstanding, innovative, and ambitious executive leadership team who, through their passion and drive to improve outcomes for children, support and motivate each other to achieve great things! In return for your commitment to our Trust, we can offer:

• Sector competitive pay.
• Excellent CPD opportunities.
• A fantastic supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children across Birmingham.
• Access to our mental health and wellbeing platform, ExcelWell.
• The opportunity to develop into a highly effective leader.
• 24/7 advice and helpline.
• Flexible working arrangements.

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 are not accepted.

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.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Class Teacher _OPAL TLR - Excelsior JD.pdf - 198 KB (opens in new tab)

GM Class Teacher _OPAL Lead.pdf - 299 KB (opens in new tab)

About Green Meadow Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Green Meadow Primary School website
• Email address: hr@excelsiormat.org
• Phone number: 01212745872
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/green-meadow-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Green Meadow Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@excelsiormat.org.

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