Outstanding EYFS / Key Stage One Teacher

Acocks Green Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 7UQ

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 11am

• Date listed

  9 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Outstanding EYFS / Key Stage One Teacher job summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Acocks Green was inspected by OFSTED in July 2024 and was graded ‘Outstanding’ in 3 areas, including Early Years and ‘Good’ within the other two areas.

We are a very popular and oversubscribed school, on a constant drive for excellence and are seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and hardworking teacher who is able to demonstrate excellent classroom practice.

This is a fixed term one-year role in the first instance, potentially leading to a permanent role

What do we look for in an excellent teacher?

• Someone who is able to inspire, challenge and motivate all children to achieve.
• Has the highest expectations of pupils in all areas.
• Has a creative approach to the curriculum and to delivering lessons in exciting ways.
• Someone who is willing to ‘go the extra mile’.
• Self-driven in their career, an ambitious team member, who is aspiring to further their career in teaching.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we will offer you:

• Enthusiastic, hardworking and well-behaved children.
• A supportive staff and governing body.
• A commitment to your professional development and well-being.

If you have the skills required and are interested in joining our school then we would like to hear from you.

Walkarounds to the schools are welcome. Please call the school office on 0121 706 2165 to book a time.

Closing date for applications is Friday 6 March (noon). Interviews will take place on w/c Monday 9 March.

Unfortunately on this occasion we will not be accepting application from ECT's.

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

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.

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

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

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 Acocks Green Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 480 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Acocks Green Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/acocks-green-primary-school-birmingham

Acocks Green Primary is a standalone academy in the centre of a bustling village. Acocks Green Primary is home to an eclectic mix of families, from those from privileged backgrounds to those in high levels of deprivation. We have a representation from wide range of cultural, religious and spiritual backgrounds from nursery all the way to year 6. Our school motto ‘Everyone is different, everyone is equal, everyone is welcome’ sets our whole school approach. Our school focuses on fostering positive relationships, developing children and individuals, enabling them to be the best that they can be by the time they leave us at the end of year 6.

Our school values of caring, respect, understanding justice, honesty and resilience are modelled by all staff and pupils. We support each other and are keen to work together to further develop and fine tune our forward-thinking school. We pride ourselves on an open-minded approach with children’s best interests at the centre of everything we do.

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