Primary Teacher
Kingfisher School, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0HF13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
30 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Monthly
Primary Teacher job summary
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
Qualifications and Training
Educated to A level or above, including a minimum of GCSE (or equivalent) grade C in math’s and English.
A 2:1 degree in any discipline.
Experience
- At least one year in a teaching environment.
- Successfully leading and managing a class of pupils.
- Teaching unsupervised.
- Planning and preparing lessons.
- Setting appropriate learning objectives.
- Adapting learning plans for individual pupils.
- Monitoring and recording pupils’ academic development.
- Marking work against the national curriculum.
Producing pupils’ academic reports.
Knowledge and Skills
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the national curriculum.
- An ability to differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of all achievers.
- Experience in the use of ICT across the curriculum.
- An ability to work creatively and sensitively with children.
- An understanding of the different approaches and methods of teaching.
- An understanding of the use of formative, summative and observational assessment to evaluate learning.
- The ability to set appropriate and relevant learning objectives.
- The ability to assess and report the development, progress and attainment of pupils.
- An understanding of school quality procedures.
- A wide knowledge of educational terminology.
The ability to build and develop appropriate relationships between the school and parents, as well as between other staff members.
Personal Qualities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
High expectations of self and professional standards.
The ability to think strategically and respond to a variety of problems.
The ability to use initiative and be proactive in any situation.
The ability to work as a part of a team and independently.
The ability to maintain successful working relationships with other colleagues
Flexibility, reliability, enthusiasm and patience.
Capability to handle a demanding workload
Ability to plan and take control of situations.
In return we can offer:
Strong supportive partnerships with parents and the wider community
A happy, stimulating and safe learning environment
Dedicated staff committed to achieving high standards
A strong supportive and highly experienced leadership team and governing body
Opportunities for professional development, coaching and mentoring and succession planning
A school social worker to offer regular supervision, guidance and advice.
To apply for this vacancy, please complete the vacancy through the My New Term platform, accessible via the school website www.kingfisherschool.co.uk.
The school prides itself on its welcoming and positive environment and would warmly encourage you to visit the school by prior arrangement. Please contact our School Office at sunny.kalam@kingfisherschool.co.uk if you would like to visit our school.
We are proposing that visits take place, at a convenient time, within school hours. If you are unable to visit the school, you are welcome to arrange a phone call with the Headteacher for an informal conversation about the school and its ethos.
| Closing date: | 12 Noon, Friday 30 May 2025 |
| Shortlisting: | Monday 2 June 2025 |
| Interviews: | 5 or 6 June 2025 |
COMPLIANCE AND SAFEGUARDING
To apply, completed application forms should be submitted via the My New Term platform.
Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.
CLPT is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:
adult cautions (simple or conditional);
conditional cautions;
convictions in a Court of Law; and
This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview or by completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is your preference. It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
CHILDCARE (DISQUALIFCATION) (Applicable to Primary aged Schools)
In accordance with the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009 the Governors are required to obtain an additional staff disqualification declaration for employees within settings providing care for early years childcare (this covers the age range from birth until 1st September following a child’s fifth birthday i.e. up to and including reception age) or later years childcare (this covers children above reception age but who have not attained the age of 8) in nursery, primary or secondary school educational settings, or if when directly concerned with the management of such childcare related establishments. This declaration is to confirm that you are not disqualified ‘by association’ to anyone currently residing within your household who is disqualified under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009
ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK
We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. If you are successful, we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa of full birth certificate and national insurance number to confirm this. (Further details are available from the UK Boarder Agency website).
CLPT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. CLPT expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post involves working with children and therefore will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
If you are shortlisted for an interview, we shall request two references at this stage to comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The academy values diversity and inclusion welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Equality is promoted and the academy will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates if the essential job criteria is met fully.
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 are not accepted.
About Kingfisher School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 18
- School size
- 138 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kingfisher School website
School location
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