Early Career Teachers - September 2026 Start

Aston Tower Community Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 5BE

18 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  16 February 2026

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: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Want to start your career at a high performing school that provides excellent support for ECTs?
• Want to work at a school with great teachers who are willing to share their practice with you?
• Want to work at a school where Ofsted judged our performance as at an "outstanding" level?
• Want to work in a school where pupils are keen to learn and parents want to support your work?
• A school, that the Secretary of State describes as 'among the very best nationally'.

We are inviting applications from ECTs who want to join our skilled team and through their teaching, make a real difference to pupils’ lives. We offer excellent ECT support through experienced mentors and pair you up to work with year group colleagues who will share their practice with you. Aston Tower has a strong track record for developing ECTs, many of whom have moved onto senior positions at the school or at other settings. We are looking for ECTs willing to teach in either key stage 1 or key stage2.

What the school offers its staff

Aston Tower is a two-form entry multi-cultural school that serves a community which values and supports our work. The school had a highly successful Ofsted inspection in October 2024 which judged the school to have improved to an ‘outstanding’ level. The school offers specialist support to pupils with Special Educational Needs through our Department for Education (DfE) approved Resource Base that caters for 16 pupils with EHCPs. We have friendly, responsive and enthusiastic children whose attitudes to learning were described as ‘excellent’ by Ofsted, along with their outstanding behaviour. Our staff team is skilled, caring, and committed; trustees are keen to be involved and highly supportive. The school is very well-resourced in well-kept modern premises set in spacious grounds.

Have a look at our website to get a flavour of our school. An application form and person specification are available from our website at https://www.astontowerprimary.co.uk/job-vacancies

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

Please note, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. In addition to the candidate’s ability to perform the duties of the post, the interview will also explore issues relating to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and, any relevant issue which may arise from the references.

Aston Tower MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and individually take responsibility for doing so.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Aston Tower Community Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 344 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aston Tower Community Primary School website
• Email address: vacancies@astontower.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01213270339
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aston-tower-community-primary-school-birmingham

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