KS1 Class Teacher

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4AY

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  25 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 - £45,352.00 Annually (Actual) M1 - M6

KS1 Class Teacher job summary

Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy

CLASS TEACHER KS1

Teacher Pay Scale: M1-M6

£32,916 - £45,352

Monday to Friday - 32.5 hours

Fixed term September - February half term

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School

Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AY

Tel: 0121 744 6852

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and committed professionals to join the hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff in our successful school. Applications from newly qualified, or those due to qualify this year are welcome.

The successful candidate will:

Be fully supportive of our Catholic ethos and will be passionate about Catholic education.

• Have a desire and a passion to work with primary aged children.
• Have an excellent knowledge of the primary curriculum and an understanding of how children learn.
• Be creative and devoted to providing children with rich learning experiences.
• Have excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.
• Have good interpersonal skills, able to work effectively as a team member with colleagues, parents and governors.
• Be committed to developing the whole child.
• Challenge pupils of all abilities and be committed to raising standards.
• Have a strong commitment to their own learning and professional development.

In return we are proud to offer:

A school which places Jesus Christ at the heart of our school.

• A welcoming, supportive school family who work closely with parents and parish.
• The commitment of a highly professional team who are friendly, dedicated and supportive, and who share a passion for primary education.
• A dedicated school leadership team who are committed in creating a loving environment where children and staff can learn and grow together.
• Happy, delightful children who respond to challenge and are keen to learn.
• Excellent professional development opportunities.

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the school. Please contact the school office

(0121 744 6852) or email: s79dchambers@ol-wayside.solihull.sch.uk to book an appointment.

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, part of Our Lady and All Saints Multi Academy Company, has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to obtain an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and where relevant, a childcare disqualification check. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and other satisfactory pre-employment checks. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness, identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide suitable references.

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

Closing Date: 13th April 2026 9am

Shortlisting: 13th April 2026

Lesson Observations

Interview Date: 16th April 2026

*Please note the MAC reserve the right to change this date.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School has a responsibility for and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable groups. All employees and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to pre-employment checks, including: references, Enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness, identity and right to work.

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

An online search will also be carried out on all short-listed candidates.

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 Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 443 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-of-the-wayside-catholic-primary-school

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