English and Phase Leader - Phonics and Early Reading

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NU

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  12 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £44,101.00 - £55,151.00 Annually (Actual) Main Scale / UPS + TLR 2b £6067

English and Phase Leader - Phonics and Early Reading job summary

English and Phase Leader (Phonics and Early Reading)

(MPS/UPS + TLR2b £6067)

Required from 01.09.26

ST MARY’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL,

LODGE HILL ROAD, SELLY OAK, B29 6NU TEL: 0121 675 1729 EMAIL: enquiry@stmryb29.bham.sch.uk https://www.stmarys-sellyoak.co.uk/

St Mary’s CE Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled teacher to lead Phonics and Early Reading and join our supportive and collaborative Middle Leadership Team including our existing English Leader.

Visits to the school are strongly recommended . Planned tour dates: 26.03.26 @ 10am, 14.04.26 @ 2.30pm and 14.04.26 @ 4.00pm.

(If you are unable to make one of the dates listed, please contact the school office to arrange a suitable time. )

The post also includes the leadership of a team of staff and is an excellent opportunity for somebody who is interested in contributing to the strategic improvement of the school and developing their career in a successful primary setting.

St Mary's provides a warm and friendly working environment where staff can flourish and all are committed to 'bringing out the best' in our pupils and each other. We invite you to join our successful middle leadership team who are supported by our ambitious and understanding Senior Leadership Team and Governors.

This role provides the opportunity to teach children who enjoy learning as well as to lead a small phase team and lead Phonics and Early Reading across the school.

We are looking for a teacher who is:

Creative and enthusiastic.

Able to bring out the best in children and make learning fun.

Able to inspire others.

Up-to-date with curriculum expectations.

Able to create exciting and challenging learning opportunities.

Able to meet the differing needs of children so that they reach their full potential.

Committed to working closely with the school community.

Keen to become part of our successful team.

Able to foster and develop a caring ethos, in support of our school’s Christian vision and values.

Our Vision:

Our school is committed to bringing out the best in each other so that every member of the school community can know 'life in all its fullness'. (John 10:10)

We can offer the successful candidate:

The opportunity to work with fantastic children who love coming to school.

The opportunity to work alongside an experienced English Leader as part of a collaborative English leadership team, supported by an ambitious and approachable Senior Leadership Team.

An SLT who are committed to ensuring that leadership responsibilities are manageable and well supported, enabling staff to focus on teaching and improving outcomes for pupils.

Leaders who prioritise staff wellbeing

A highly dedicated, friendly and supportive staff where Senior Leaders understand and appreciate colleagues.

A pro-active, welcoming and supportive community.

A commitment to high quality professional development in a highly successful school.

A context where there are consistently high standards of achievement at the end of Key Stage 2.

Opportunities to contribute to the strategic development and improvement of the school.

So why work at St Mary’s?

• A genuinely supportive and friendly staff team

• Engaged pupils who love learning

• A collaborative leadership structure

• Strong commitment to professional development and career progression

• Leaders who value staff wellbeing

We look forward to welcoming you to our school.

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.

Safeguarding

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. As this is our top priority, we encourage applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

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.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent 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 filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 413 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-church-of-england-primary-school-birmingham

A two-form Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary school, approximately 3 miles to the south west of Birmingham city centre.

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