Reception Teacher (Maternity Leave - January to end of academic year)

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7LP

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Reception Teacher (Maternity Leave - January to end of academic year) job summary

The successful candidate will be required to plan and deliver lessons that are exciting and engaging, with a strong emphasis on the importance of learning through play. You will have high expectations of pupil behaviour, work well as part of a team alongside support staff and be dedicated to creating a positive learning environment for the young learners in your care.

A secure understanding of the EYFS is essential. The school encourages teachers to plan engaging activities linked to the children’s own interests. During child-initiated learning, you will use your knowledge of the EYFS to extend children’s learning further.

This is a 0.6fte job-share position required for two terms (1st January 2026 - 31st August 2026). Working days are Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

The successful candidate will:

Be fully supportive of our Catholic ethos and will be passionate about Catholic Social Teaching.

• Plan and deliver engaging lessons in like with EYFS framework, focusing on key areas of learning and development.
• Working closely with the Nursery Team to ensure a smooth transition for the children moving from Nursery to Reception, and Reception to Year 1.
• Create a safe and inclusive learning environment that encourages children's curiosity, creativity, and social development.
• Work closely with Teachers and Support staff within the EYFS team and contribute to the overall school community.
• Regularly assess and observe children's progress, tailoring teaching approaches to meet individual needs.
• Collaborate with parents and support children's learning both at home and in the school setting.
• Have a strong commitment to their own learning and professional development.
• Have a good sense of humour and emotional intelligence.
• Have excellent organisational skills.
  

In return, our school offers:

• Professional and dedicated staff, supportive parents and Governors
• A strong, hardworking and dedicated staff team
• A genuinely exciting partnership of schools, known as the Tolkien Cluster, that thrives together as a group through training and shared expertise
• A willingness to embrace new ideas

We welcome and encourage applicants to visit our school, when they will have the opportunity to speak with the Headteacher about this role.

Appointments can be arranged by contacting the school office.

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact our Business Manager, Angela Gilbride, a.gilbride@stdunstans.bham.sch.uk

As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). NB - CVs will not be accepted.

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

St Dunstan’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All candidates invited to interview will be subject to online searches in accordance with KCSiE 2025. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other relevant employment checks.

The application should be on a CES application form and sent to the school (applications NOT submitted on the CES application form will not be considered). The applicant must sign any electronic applications when attending an interview.

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 St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-dunstan-s-catholic-primary-school

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