Full Time Y4 Junior School Teacher (Mat Cover)

Birkenhead High School Academy, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 1TY

19 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April 2026

• Closing date

  23 March 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1-M4

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an opportunity for an outstanding teacher to join ourJunior School teamand beacon of excellence in girls’ education. The position will be to teach in a Year 4 class from April 2026 for the duration of the maternity leave period (approximately 12 months). This position is open to ECTs.

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual, eager to make a positive contribution to the aspirational vision for this thriving academy. They will be a dynamic and innovative practitioner who is passionate about teaching and the impact they can have on a young person’s development and all-round education.

They will also be someone who values working as part of a team to ensure the highest possible standards of achievement and attainment and who can work successfully with colleagues across the year group and across key stages.

What the school offers its staff

BHSA is an all through 3-19 years girls’ academy sponsored by the Girls’ Day School Trust, and is, and will continue to be, a highly successful centre of education where every student matters, where expectations of all members of our community are high and where personal achievement and fulfilment are valued and sought after.

BHSA promises the highest level of academic provision alongside an extensive programme of enrichment activities, and all within a friendly and supportive family environment. BHSA places a high value on CPD and supports all staff in accessing top quality training to support their development.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Birkenhead High School Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1212 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Birkenhead High School Academy website
• Email address: applications@birkhs.gdst.net
• Phone number: 0151 652 5777
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/birkenhead-high-school-academy

Birkenhead High School Academy is unique on Wirral as a 3-19 girls state academy. We are a thriving, all through learning community, embracing core traditional values with a firm eye on the ever-changing future. Our overall school direction can be encapsulated in three words: challenge, opportunity and partnership. Girls are encouraged to be challenged, take risks and to develop a life-long love of learning. They are given every opportunity to develop in to fearless, confident and responsible young women. We foster a family community within the school and also, we are very much part of the GDST wider family, sharing their aims as pioneers and shapers of girls’ education. BHSA students are strong members of this movement, with our girls benefitting from and contributing to the GDST’s extensive network.
We firmly promote the all through approach to education, with the Junior School’s “Grow, Flourish, Think” model seamlessly blending in with the Sixth Form “Aspirational, Inspired, Independent” message.
We have the highest standards in achievement, attendance, appearance and conduct. Our girls have access to outstanding levels of support both on the academic and pastoral front, coupled with plenty of stretch and challenge. Our high aspirations culture and ethos permeates both in and outside of the classroom and girls are encouraged to take advantage of our extensive enrichment programme and the plethora of GDST activities throughout their time at the school.

Arranging a visit to Birkenhead High School Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email applications@birkhs.gdst.net.

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