Teacher

Bentley West Primary School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 0EQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026.

• Closing date

  30 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Fixed Term for 1 Year. Salary will be dependent on experience.
• Additional allowances:

  Fixed Term for 1 Year. Salary will be dependent on experience.

Teacher job summary

Bentley West Primary School

(Part of Leigh Trust)

Job Title: KS1 Class Teacher (ECT’s welcome) - Fixed Term 1 year

Location: Bentley West Primary School, Monmouth Road, Walsall WS2 0EQ

Start Date: September 2026-31st August 2027

Salary: Salary Range based on previous experience

We are looking to appoint a class Teacher for KS1 who has high expectations, of themselves and their pupils. An individual who has the ability to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils through quality teaching and creative learning experiences.

If you are:

An outstanding, dynamic classroom practitioner with an excellent understanding of how children learn.

An innovative practitioner with a creative drive to help shape an exciting curriculum.

A proven track record of working in a Primary School as a paid Teacher.

An individual who has strong communication and interpersonal skills and has the ability to motivate, inspire, lead, support and challenge others.

Committed to the involvement of children and parents working together.

Dedicated to achieving high standards in all areas

Enthusiastic in helping the school to meet the challenges of the future then Bentley West is the school for you.

We can offer you:

A large, committed, welcoming, professional and hardworking staff team.

Children who are happy, keen and eager to learn.

A fully supportive and professional governing body.

Wonderful creative children.

Dedicated planning time (PPA), support for your own professional development and opportunities to network across the Trust

To Apply: If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated professional seeking to make a real difference in the lives of young learners, we would love to hear from you. Please apply on MyNewTerm, only applications made on MyNewTerm will be considered.

Closing Date: Midday on Tuesday 30th June 2026

Shortlisting: 1st July 2026

Interviews: w/c 6th July 2026

Informal visits to the school are welcome, please call Mrs Cath Keats on 01922 720792 or email cath.keats@bwp.leightrust.co.uk to make an appointment. Safeguarding CommitmentSafeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.his school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.ReferencesAll applicants will be required to provide two suitable referencesShort-listed CandidatesAn online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidatesRehabilitation of OffendersThis 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.Immigration ActThis 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.

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 Bentley West Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 470 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bentley West Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bentley-west-primary-school-additionally-resourced-for-hearing-impaired-walsall

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