Class Teacher

The Orchards Primary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1TX

9 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• 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: £32,196.00 Annually (FTE) M1 - M6

Class Teacher job summary

We have a rare vacancy for a class teacher to join our high-class staff team, due to the successful promotion of a staff member. The role would be suitable for a newly qualified, early career or experienced teacher and is paid on the Main Scale (M1-M6) as appropriate for prior experience. Skilled mentoring and support would be offered for Early Career Teachers (ECT) on the Early Career Framework.

The role would suit someone with the passion, expertise and determination to make a sustained positive difference to the children of The Orchards Primary Academy. Are you the person to join our great team?

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.

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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.

About The Orchards Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 191 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Orchards Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-orchards-primary-academy

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