PPA Cover Teacher

St George's Church of England Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 8HY

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (554)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £46,940.00 Annually (FTE) Part time roll - initially for 2 days per week

PPA Cover Teacher job summary

St George’s Church of England Primary School is a forward-thinking and innovative school with fantastic pupils and staff, supportive governors and trust, and a great community. We are passionate about children’s learning and empowering young people with the knowledge and wisdom to shape the future.

We are a friendly, professional, and hardworking team in the heart of the city serving an aspirant, culturally diverse community of North Edgbaston and Ladywood.

We passionately believe that staff are our biggest asset. We actively develop our staff through a personalised and bespoke CPD package tailored to the journey each individual wants to embark on. We invest heavily in our staff as we know that only through staff development will we achieve the very best outcomes for our children. We are relentless in the pursuit of excellence for all our stakeholders and firmly believe in the coaching model.

We are looking to appoint a teacher who is energetic, committed, and excited about producing an outstanding generation of young people who will not only transform their own life chances but make the world a better place through a Christian framework. Training will be provided to support the expectations of the role, along with a comprehensive induction. The role is initially ideally for a Monday and Friday but there is flexibility on this after Christmas.

Please review the attached job description and personal specification for full details of this role.

School Vision.

At St George’s Church of England Primary School, we are inspired by Jesus’ words: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10) . The words of Jesus act as a guide for our Christian school vision, where we aim for all at St. George’s to flourish together and enjoy life to the full.

What we can offer

We want to attract, retain, and reward the very best staff as this will help us meet our vision that our children have the very best experience in education and can experience life in its fullness. We offer a comprehensive package including competitive salaries, discounts and benefits schemes, an employee assistance programme, and opportunities for personal, professional, and career development .

Our rewards and benefits scheme includes access to a GP 24-hour service, discounts on eye tests, glasses, and dentistry, a cycle-to-work scheme, a technology buying scheme (in partnership with Curry's) , and an electric vehicle buying scheme (in partnership with Octopus) .

Further information

Please look at our website www.stgeorgesb16.bdmat.org.uk and for further information regarding our multi-academy trust, please visit www.bdmat.org.uk .

Visits to the school

Visits to the school are welcomed and can be arranged by contacting Mrs. Diane Regan (Office Manager) on 0121 464 2789 or emailing office@stgeorgesb16.bdmat.org.uk.

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 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 George's Church of England Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 259 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St George's Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-george-s-church-of-england-primary-school

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