Unqualified teacher

City Road Primary School, Birmingham, B16 0HL

28 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  4 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,601.00 - £35,259.00 Annually (Actual) Starting point is dependent on experience and qualifications

Unqualified teacher job summary

City Road Primary School

(part of the Inspire Education Community Trust)

is seeking to appoint a full-time EYFS teacher

We have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed teacher to join our Trust at City Road Primary School.

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Unqualified Teacher (Early Years) to join our Early Years team. This role is ideal for a practitioner who does not hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) but does hold Early Years Teacher Status (EYT) or a relevant equivalent qualification, and who is passionate about providing high‑quality early education.

The Role

• Deliver high‑quality teaching and learning in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework
• Plan, assess and adapt learning to meet the needs of all children
• Create a safe, stimulating and inclusive learning environment
• Work collaboratively with colleagues, parents and carers to support children’s development
• Contribute positively to the wider life of the setting/school

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Early Years Teacher Status (EYT), Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), or a relevant Level 6 Early Years qualification (or similar)
• A strong understanding of child development and the EYFS
• Experience working in an Early Years setting
• High expectations for children’s learning, behaviour and wellbeing
• Good communication, organisation and teamwork skills
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming team environment
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Access to high‑quality resources and facilities
• A role where you can make a meaningful difference in children’s early learning
• A route to gain QTS

Requirements

• Level 6 EYFS qualification
• Ability to meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification

Further Information

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about the role.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Inspire Education Community Trust is committed to treating all people equally and with respect irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding Statement

Inspire Education Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); online checks as part of KCSIE; medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK. Applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This 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. However, there are some exceptions to this when applicants must declare any relevant criminal record when asked to do so, even if it is regarded as spent in other circumstances. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

The Trust’s privacy policy can be found on the Trust or school pages of MyNewTerm.

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 City Road Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 454 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: City Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/city-road-primary-school

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