16 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1 September 2025, or earlier (or 1 January 2026 for the right candidate)

  • Closing date

    9 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 May 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a teacher for King Edward VI Five Ways School who is excited by teaching English and looking for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our students, both in the classroom and as part of our school community. The successful candidate will be required to contribute to the growth of the department through planning and delivery of English to a range of abilities.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, references, medical fitness and right to work.

What the school offers its staff

We are an ambitious, co-educational and forward-thinking school which aims to make a real and significant difference to the lives of each and every student that we educate. The extensive opportunities available are created by a School that has acknowledged excellence in a range of areas but which is able to balance the academic, pastoral and extracurricular needs of the community with that of the individuals that form its student body. The School provides this purposeful environment with the support of staff who are talented and motivated in order to nurture the best from each student.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to s.guthrie@fws.kevibham.org

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About King Edward VI Five Ways School

School type
Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1301 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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King Edward VI Five Ways School makes up one of the schools of the successful King Edward VI Academy Trust. The Academy Trust is committed to making a significant contribution to the life of the children of Birmingham. King Edward VI Five Ways is defined by its core values of respect, equality, compassion and aspiration.

We are seeking to appoint an IT Technician to support staff and pupils at this successful and popular school. There is an excellent induction programme for new staff as part of a strong career development framework; the school has first-rate accommodation, with several recent developments and is in an attractive position to the South of the City

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