Reception Teacher
William Murdoch Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 9NT10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
12 June 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week / 5 days per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12-months
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
At William Murdoch Primary School, we are looking for a committed teacher who will embrace our ambitious vision for each child. We serve the culturally diverse and supportive community of Handsworth, Birmingham. You can expect a great teaching atmosphere. Our children are happy, enthusiastic and motivated to learn. They are very well behaved and engaged with our excellent curriculum content.
Our teaching staff and leaders are committed to learning from the very best and we are a research focused school. Our motto, ‘Scientia Mentem Luminat’ (yes, we teach Latin!) translates to ‘Knowledge Lights up the Mind.’ We are outward facing and have worked with a number of partners on both a local and national level. This includes Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP), Unity Schools Partnership, Aston Villa Football Club, Warwickshire Cricket Club, Birmingham Music Services (all of our Year 4 children have instrumental instruction), Primary Knowledge Trust –to name a few, as well as being part of a vibrant consortium of local schools.
We are interested in hearing from both existing teachers and early career teachers. The type of person we are looking for will:
- have a passion for teaching and the teaching profession as a whole
- be a reflective practitioner who is open to a new initiatives and is constantly honing their craft
- value inclusion and ambitious for all our pupils
- relish the challenge of working in an innovative teaching setting
- be empathetic and commit to working in a supportive culture
- be able to establish a calm and effective teaching and learning environment
- build positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents
- engage with our network of schools and take responsibility for their own continued professional development
- be prepared to take an active part in the wider life of the school
What the school offers its staff
The school is very well resourced, with stable staffing and a healthy budget. Workload management has been central to our school improvement planning even before it was the next big thing for Ofsted. We therefore have things like centralised planning and whole class feedback, meaning you have the time to focus on your well-being, the subject knowledge you need to know and on the delivery of the lesson content.
Further information about the job
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About William Murdoch Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 640 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- William Murdoch Primary School website
- Email address
- c.mason@williammurdoch.bham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0121 554 0999
School location
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