English Lead

Yorkswood Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 6DF

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

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: £31,500.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual) + TLR2A (£3492)

English Lead job summary

We are excited to offer an incredible opportunity for an ambitious and passionate teacher to join Yorkswood Primary School as our new English Leader and class teacher. With a brand-new leadership team in place from September, this is the perfect time to join us on the next stage of our journey.

At Yorkswood, we are proud of our warm, inclusive ethos and our commitment to achieving the very best for every child. We are looking for someone who is not only an excellent teacher but also ready to inspire others and lead the strategic development of English across the school.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a passionate and skilled classroom practitioner with a strong understanding of the English curriculum

• Wants to make a real difference in children’s lives and education

• Can inspire and support colleagues to deliver high-quality teaching

• Has the drive to lead and improve standards across the school

• Is committed to inclusion, high expectations, and the values of Yorkswood

In return, we offer:

• A school community full of amazing children who love to learn

• A supportive staff team and a new leadership team committed to collaboration, innovation, and wellbeing

• Opportunities to grow as a leader through high-quality CPD and coaching

• The chance to shape English provision and be part of our wider school development journey.

• Regular opportunities to work alongside English Leaders across the Trust

  Please visit our website www.yorkswoodprimary.co.uk or contact the school office on 0121 468 4351 for more information. Visits to the school are warmly encouraged.

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.

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About Yorkswood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 540 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/yorkswood-primary-school-birmingham

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