KS1 Class Teacher Maternity Cover

St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3QD

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  19 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• 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 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,047.00 Annually (Actual)

KS1 Class Teacher Maternity Cover job summary

VACANCY: KS1 Class Teacher

CONTRACT TYPE: Maternity Cover

GRADE: Main Scale/UPS £32916 - £51047

APPOINTMENT FROM: 1st September 2026

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School is a happy, successful primary school, which is part of the Lumen Christi Catholic Multi Academy Company. The school has an excellent reputation as well as enjoying a strong partnership between the School and Parish community.

The School Standards Committee are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Teaching Assistant who is passionate in supporting pupils with learning and who has high expectations of pupil achievement and behaviour.

The successful candidate will:

Inspire, challenge and motivate children to achieve

have a clear understanding of Catholic education and who is committed to maintaining and enhancing our ‘outstanding’ Catholic ethos

Have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

Create an outstanding learning environment

Be creative and tailor the curriculum and teaching strategies to best suit the needs of the children

We can offer:

A warm, caring and ambitious environment where staff are supported to flourish professionally.

A supportive and nurturing learning community committed to high‑quality CPD, developing the expertise and strengths of all staff.

Enthusiastic and friendly children who respond positively to encouragement and challenge and who have a genuine love of learning.

Excitement and challenge through varied opportunities from our collaborative networking within the Lumen Christi MAC and local schools.

A values‑driven, faith‑filled ethos where teamwork, wellbeing and shared purpose sit at the heart of our school community.

An Outstanding school (CSI June 2024)

A Strong School (Ofsted December 2025)

Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities

St Peter's Catholic School is part of Lumen Christi who are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to 2 satisfactory references, one being your latest employer/Head Teacher, (which will be requested prior to interview) an enhanced DBS check and prohibition check, online searches, medical, evidence of qualifications plus verification of the Right to Work (RTW) in the UK. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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.

Please review our Safeguarding Policy Here

We are anequal opportunities employer, and determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

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 Peter's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 210 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-catholic-primary-school-b32-3qd

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