PPA Teachers required

Allens Croft Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6RP

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026 start or sooner where possible

• Closing date

  21 November 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  6 November 2025

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: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: ECT, MPS,UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has recent successful teaching experience in either EYFS, KS1 or KS2
• Can bring enthusiasm and a commitment to raising standards
• Has a passion for teaching and creating a positive and inclusive classroom environment
• Has excellent behaviour management skills
• Builds positive relationships and is a role model for the children they teach Flexibility, adaptabilityand a positive attitude towards professional development for themselves and others
• Is able to work closely with, and values the contribution of parents/carers
• Supports the aspirational ethos of the school

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

• A happy, caring and thriving school with an inclusive ethos
• A supportive and collaborative work environment with a dedicated and experienced staff team
• Ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance your teaching skills and career progression
• Opportunities to make a significant impact on the lives of young learners
• Access to excellent resources and facilities to support your teaching delivery
• Access to Professional Development and employee Support Services

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.

Allens Croft Primary School is a diverse, fully inclusive two-form entry school, with three Resource Base classes, set in extensive grounds in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham. We are looking to appoint committed and enthusiastic experienced PPA class teachers to provide cover across the school and KS1 in the first instance, to join our dedicated team from January 2026 or sooner if possible. These posts are suitable for ECT/MPS/UPSapplicants onboth fixed term and permanent contracts.

If you believe you have something to offer, please give us a call to arrange a tour of the school, as well as our extensive grounds and outdoor learning areas, on one of the following dates:

• Monday 10th November at 4:00pm
• Tuesday 18th November at 9:30am
• Thursday 14th November at 4.00pm

Closing date – Friday 21st November

Interviews will take place week beginning 24th November

The application form and relevant documents can be downloaded from the school website - https://www.allcroft.bham.sch.uk/current-vacancies/

Please ensure application forms are signed if returning via email. If you have provided an email address any correspondence will be sent via e-mail. 

Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date.  If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

As part of our due diligence an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted candidates

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

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.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

‘This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expects our staff and volunteers to share this commitment’. At Allens Croft we agree to treat everyone fairly and equally regardless of; Age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, race and nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: Teaching enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment and reference checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will be undertaken.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) .

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

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Allens Croft Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 405 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Allens Croft Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@allcroft.bham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01216752611
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/allens-croft-primary-school

Allens Croft Primary School is a diverse, fully inclusive two-form entry school, with three Resource Base classes, set in extensive grounds in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham.

The school is a place where we want pupils to Aspire, Inspire & Achieve, where attainment is balanced alongside wider skills, developing well-rounded children, equipped to thrive. We have a brilliant and cohesive staff team and a very supportive community around the school.

We value every child and believe that we provide an education which fosters creativity, independence, thinking and emotional intelligence. Our aim is to make learning enjoyable, allowing every individual to achieve their best and to nurture their talents, as well as giving them safety, security and the skills they will need to be responsible citizens and happy, caring adults in the future.

Arranging a visit to Allens Croft Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@allcroft.bham.sch.uk.

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