Part-Time Experienced Teacher for PPA cover

Wheelers Lane Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0SF

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  8 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time: 4 days per week
• Contract type: Fixed term - One year in the first instant
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £35,674 and 43,607

What skills and experience we're looking for

The post is to begin in September 2025 and will be to cover PPA. Applicants for the post should have up-to-date knowledge and experience of primary teaching and learning and be prepared to work across the primary age range. This will be a fixed term post for 1 academic year in the first instance.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Demonstrates excellent teaching
• Has a passion for learning
• Has high aspirations for all children and themselves
• Provides inspirational learning experiences
• Is committed to improving outcomes and raising aspirations for all children
• Is knowledgeable about how children learn and progress
• Is able to work as part of a team
• Is willing to go the extra mile

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A successful school committed to improving outcomes for all children
• Happy, hard-working and well-behaved children
• A cohesive and flexible staff team
• Supportive parents and Governing body
• Resources to ensure your effectiveness and success
• A commitment to your professional development
• A good Ofsted judgement in December 2023

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to a.bates@wlprimary.co.uk

CVs are not accepted.

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.

About Wheelers Lane Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 656 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wheelers Lane Primary School website
• Email address: a.bates@wlprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 0121 464 2551
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wheelers-lane-primary-school

Join our fantastic school and help us deliver our vision: “A community of inspiration, aspiration and enrichment.” We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic teacher who believes in this vision and can exemplify this in their daily practice. We take great pride in developing a caring, creative and safe environment for our pupils and we are passionate about providing a high quality and varied curriculum that inspires, raises aspirations and enriches lives.

We are proud of our team of professional, focused, positive staff. We look forward to appointing a new member who can support our school community in working towards its vision.

Arranging a visit to Wheelers Lane Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.bates@wlprimary.co.uk.

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