English Teacher

Wheelers Lane Technology College, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0SF

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  30 September 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPR/UPS

English Teacher job summary

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about improving outcomes for all our students
• Have excellent interpersonal skills that you will use to inspire, challenge and motivate students and staff
• Be creative in delivering a rigorous, aspirational curriculum
• Believe that every student can and will succeed
• Offer enrichment and extra-curricular experiences to students
• Contribute to the overall development of the school
• Be flexible in your approach to work, adapting to new challenges

In return we can offer you:

A warm friendly and vibrant school community

The support of a strong and ambitious governing body and senior leadership team

Ongoing training and support with your career advancement

Closing date for applications is 9.00am on Tuesday 30th September 2025.

For further details and an application pack either contact Mrs Jackie Foye, School Support Manager for full details and application packs are available via the ‘contact us’ tab on our website.

Wheelers Lane Technology College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including:

Enhanced DBS, Prohibition check (teaching); qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online google search as part of due diligence.

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

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

This 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.

The successful applicant will be required to observe the City Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Wheelers Lane Technology College

Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0SF

Tel: 0121 444 2864

Email: foyej@wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk

Website: www.wheelerslane.bham.sch.uk

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

Wheelers Lane Technology College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online google search as part of due diligence.

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

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

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 Wheelers Lane Technology College

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 664 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wheelers Lane Technology College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wheelers-lane-technology-college

Wheelers Lane is an outstanding 11-16 school for boys in Kings Heath in Birmingham.

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