Early Career Teacher (ECT)

Alston Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5UN

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 June 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 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,000.00 Annually (FTE) Main Pay Range 1- 6

Early Career Teacher (ECT) job summary

Alston is part of an inclusive Trust that places great importance on the development and success of all children. The school has very high expectations and standards of behaviour and has effective strategies in place to engage children before, during and after the school day. The school has a number of strong partnerships with external agencies and an important role within the community.

We pride ourselves on being a happy, warm and welcoming school with children at the heart of everything we do. We have high expectations and a culture of learning built on trust and support.

As part of the Leigh Trust family of schools, we are “The TEAM that CARES”.

The successful candidate will be

MOTIVATIONAL INSPIRING DYNAMIC AMBITIOUS

In return Alston can offer you:

An excellent ECT induction programme

Support of a caring and motivated Senior Leadership Team.

A day off in school time for a Well-Being Day.

An opportunity to visit other schools in Leigh Trust

Inquisitive and enthusiastic children eager to learn

An exciting and creative curriculum

If you have the skills required and are interested in joining our successful team, we would love to hear from you:

We encourage informal visits to the school, so if you interested in joining our school, please call 0121 464 1569 to make an appointment to visit our wonderful school.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Alston Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Alston Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account."

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 Alston Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 634 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Alston Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/alston-primary-school

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