Teacher of Literacy for Life
Shireland CBSO Academy, West Bromwich, B70 8SZ9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
12 April 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- TMS / UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic and versatile Teacher of L4L (Literacy for Life) to join our dynamic team.
L4L is our thematic, knowledge‑rich curriculum at Key Stage 3, designed to develop powerful knowledge, critical thinking and cross‑curricular understanding. Through rich texts, real‑world contexts and carefully sequenced enquiry, L4L provides students with the foundations they need to thrive across the wider curriculum.
What the school offers its staff
An exciting opportunity to join a pioneering curriculum team at an innovative and rapidly growing school.
Shireland CBSO Academy, opened in September 2023, is a unique institution established in partnership with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. As the country’s first state school to open in partnership with an arts organisation, our academy offers an ambitious, creative and inclusive environment where every student’s potential is nurtured and celebrated.
Beyond its academic rigour, L4L offers significant pastoral strengths. Teachers spend extended periods of time with their classes, enabling them to build strong relationships and understand each pupil as an individual. This continuity supports not only students' academic progress but also their personal development and wellbeing, creating a nurturing environment where every child is known and valued. These sustained interactions play a crucial role in easing the transition into secondary school, helping pupils feel settled and confident, and ensuring they are supported both academically and emotionally as they embark on their Key Stage 3 journey.
This role would suit teachers from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds—including Humanities, English, Creative Arts, Social Sciences or other related fields—who are passionate about helping students make meaningful connections between subjects. Whether you are an experienced practitioner or an Early Career Teacher, you will be supported to deliver high‑quality learning within a curriculum that values creativity, high expectations and inclusivity.
You will join a collaborative and ambitious team who are deeply committed to shaping a curriculum that sparks curiosity, supports academic rigour and builds the cultural literacy of all learners. As our school continues to grow, you will play an important role in developing and refining L4L as a cornerstone of our academy identity.
Our school benefits from a vibrant, music‑rich learning community, state‑of‑the‑art facilities, and a culture built on collaboration, inclusion and high aspirations. The Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust offers extensive CPD and innovative digital support systems to help you grow as a professional.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Shireland CBSO Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 306 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Shireland CBSO Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@shirelandcat.net
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