Class Teacher
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7EG13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
18 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
26 February 2026
Job details
Job role
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
- £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)
Class Teacher job summary
Class Teacher
Required for September 2026
Full Time Permanent Teacher Pay Scale (M1-M6 £32,916- £45,352)
ECT applications are welcome
The Directors of Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints MAC, are seeking to appoint a dynamic, innovative teacher to join our team. Our Lady of Compassion is a welcoming school where all staff work tirelessly and care hugely for our wonderful children. We are looking for someone who is professional, engaging and self-motivated, with a passion for education, who is eager to contribute to the spiritual and academic development of the children in our school.
The successful candidate will:
- Show commitment to promoting the Catholic ethos of our school
- Have a current knowledge of the national curriculum
- Be an excellent classroom practitioner who will motivate and excite our children
- Have high expectations of the children
- Be able to inspire children to learn and demonstrate high quality teaching
- Be skilled at using assessment to inform planning, setting challenging targets for pupils and be able to accurately track pupil progress
- Be motivated and have good organisational skills.
- Be able to plan and deliver imaginative, fun lessons which enable children to reach challenging targets
- Be committed to working as part of a team, taking a full part in the life of our school
- Be able to motivate others and create an effective learning environment
- Be committed to working with parents and the community
We can offer you:
- An opportunity for you to make a difference to all our children within a friendly and supportive environment where we all strive to live up to our school mission statement, living as Jesus taught us
- A happy welcoming school with a caring ethos, friendly, supportive and committed staff and a positive learning environment
- A school full of bright, eager, sociable young learners and supportive parents
- A school that is receptive to creative thinking and innovation
- Quality opportunities for continuing professional development.
ECT applications are welcome. Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and welcome; please contact the Siobhan Chambers, to arrange a visit on 0121 706 9508 or email office@olc.solihull.sch.uk
Closing date: 12pm Wednesday 18th March 2026*
Interview date: Wednesday 25th March 2026*
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including two suitable references, evidence of Right to Work, Medical Clearance and where applicable a prohibition check and evidence of qualifications. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any name changes.
This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Therefore, should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
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 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 335 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School website
School location
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