Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher - Mathematics Lead

Brownmead Primary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B34 6SS

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  20 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPR - TLR2D (£3,391)

Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher - Mathematics Lead job summary

Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher – Mathematics Lead

Are you an ambitious and outstanding professional?

Does inclusion, excellence and enjoyment underpin your work with pupils?

Are you ready to give our wonderful children the flying start they need?

Then join us on our exciting journey of continuous improvement.

This post comes at an exciting time within the development of Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust. Brownmead Academy is looking for an inspirational, hard-working and enthusiastic Upper Key Stage 2 Class Teacher with responsibility for Mathematics across school. You will join our friendly team, be enthusiastic, committed to raising standards, have high expectations and will work alongside a conscientious, hardworking and welcoming team. You will play a significant role in the development of your pupils and mathematics across school, working closely with staff, pupils and parents.

You will have a significant impact on our journey of continuous improvement. You should be passionate about making a difference to the lives of students with a range of needs and dedicated to maximising student’s achievement; have high expectations of behaviour and learning ensuring that every child reaches their full potential; a positive approach to challenge and change; be a flexible team player.

We are looking for an inspirational candidate who:

Is creative and forward thinking

Has high levels of resilience, but equally values teamwork and support

Can develop the emotional wellbeing of pupils

Understands literacy and numeracy development and how it permeates the wider curriculum

Can create a culture and climate in which all pupils thrive

In return, we will offer you:

- A happy and caring ethos – yes we do believe in a work like balance!

- An excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment

- A whole range of professional development opportunities to further develop colleagues’ skills and paid opportunities via the apprenticeship levy

- A creative and innovative approach to all aspects of school life

- A supportive team both within Brownmead Academy and across Washwood Heath Multi-Academy Trust

- A collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide.

- An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights.

- Access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process.

- A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views.

- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self”.

- Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.

- Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS).

- Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users.

- Opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.

- Onsite parking at all schools.

Closing Job Early:

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please return completed application forms in word format to recruitment@whmat.academy

CVs will not be accepted

As part of our recruitment process, we carry out rigorous online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Brownmead Primary Academy.

 We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process.

We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.

This 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.

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

  Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

Please click here to refer to our Privacy Notice for Candidate

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying. While technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded. 

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 are not accepted.

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.

About Brownmead Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 336 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brownmead Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brownmead-primary-academy

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Birmingham and West Midlands