Classroom Teacher - Maternity Cover

Quinton Church Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 1AJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  4th January 2027 or earlier if possible

• Closing date

  21 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,400.00 - £46,940.00 Annually (Actual)

Classroom Teacher - Maternity Cover job summary

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a class teacher to join our team to cover a maternity leave post. You will be an excellent practitioner, have a passion for teaching and will be keen to learn and further enhance your teaching skills whilst also being confident to share your good practice.

We are looking for:

A person who loves teaching.

Someone who is passionate to inspire our pupils and a commitment to achieving success with all our pupils.

Ability to create a stimulating and inspirational environment that engages and excites our pupils through worthwhile and purposeful activities.

Achieve excellent pupil attainment and progress through motivation and inspiration.

Support the ethos of our school where everyone feels valued, respected, and part of the team.

The Trust offers:

The opportunity to work with wonderful and enthusiastic children.

A commitment to support your well-being and further professional development.

A supportive team who are dedicated to achieving whole school improvement, who genuinely love teaching and who are keen to learn from those around them.

A supportive leadership team.

A supportive MAT that has a commitment to the well-being and professional development of all staff.

Opportunities to develop leadership skills and become a Subject Champion

An actively supportive Local Academy Body and Trust leadership.

We would encourage anyone who is interested to come for an informal visit so that you can see exactly what it is that makes Quinton Church Primary such a great place to teach. Visits can be booked via the school office. Please note this position is not suitable for ECT's

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Quinton Church Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Quinton Church Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/quinton-church-primary-school

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