Experienced Class Teacher (No ECT's)

Bentley West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 0EQ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  10 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 October 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: Salary will be dependent on experience.
• Additional allowances:

  Salary will be dependent on experience.

Experienced Class Teacher (No ECT's) job summary

Bentley West Primary School

(Part of Leigh Trust)

Bentley West Primary School - Vacancy for Class Teacher(s)

Bentley West Primary School, Monmouth Road, Walsall WS2 0EQ

Experienced Class Teacher

(Experienced Teachers only, no ECT’s)

Start Date: As soon as possible.

Salary Range based on previous experience:

We are looking to appoint an experienced class teacher who has high expectations, of themselves and their pupils. An individual who has the ability to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils through quality teaching and creative learning experiences.

If you are:

• An outstanding, dynamic classroom practitioner with an excellent understanding of how children learn.
• An innovative practitioner with a creative drive to help shape an exciting curriculum.
• A proven track record of working in a Primary School as a paid Teacher.
• An individual who has strong communication and interpersonal skills and has the ability to motivate, inspire, lead, support and challenge others.
• Committed to the involvement of children and parents working together.
• Dedicated to achieving high standards in all areas
• Enthusiastic in helping the school to meet the challenges of the future then Bentley West is the school for you.

We can offer you:

• A large, committed, welcoming, professional and hardworking staff team.
• Children who are happy, keen and eager to learn.
• A fully supportive and professional governing body.
• Wonderful creative children.
• Dedicated planning time (PPA), support for your own professional development and opportunities to network across the Trust

How to apply:

Please apply for this post by creating a new account or signing into your MyNewTerm www.mynewterm.com. Only applications completed on MyNewTerm will be accepted, a link to the post will be emailed to all staff.

If you would like to come and visit our school then please contact Cath Keats on 01922 720792 or email cath.keats@bentleywest.co.uk, please note school is closed w/c 27th October and reopens w/c 3 November.

Closing date: Midday Monday 10th November 2025.

Part of the interview process will be a class observation; you must be available to attend and take part in this activity.

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff 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.

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.

Immigration Act

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Bentley West Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 470 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bentley West Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bentley-west-primary-school-additionally-resourced-for-hearing-impaired-walsall

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