Cover Class Teacher – Music, Computing or MFL

The Meadows Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2SW

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  9 May 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: Monday - Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS - UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an exceptional Cover Class Teacher at The Meadows Primary School: -

• Planning and preparing engaging learning for pupils.
• Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to her/him. This includes the setting of high-quality learning carried out by those pupils in school and elsewhere and providing appropriate feedback which moves learning forwards.
• Creating a stimulating classroom environment which encourages pupils to become independent learners.
• Assessing, recording, and reporting on the development, progress and attainment achieved by pupils to a range of audiences.
• Communicating and consulting, in accordance with current guidelines, with the parents/carers of the pupils she/he is assigned to teach.
• Managing pupil learning through using quality first teaching, in accordance with subject schemes of learning and policies, ensuring continuity and progression.
• Monitoring standards to challenge and support pupils as required.
• Facilitating and encouraging a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential academically, socially and personally.
• To provide high quality PPA lessons across the primary age range in either music, MFL or computing.

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.

Additional documents

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

MEA Cover Class Teacher May 25.pdf - 221 KB (opens in new tab)

Class Teacher Cover JD.pdf - 178 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Meadows Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 600 pupils
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Meadows Primary School website
• Email address: hr@excelsiormat.org
• Phone number: 01212745872
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-meadows-primary-school-b31-2sw

Arranging a visit to The Meadows Primary School

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

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