Year 5 Class Teacher - Full/Part Time

St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7LP

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Year 5 Class Teacher - Full/Part Time job summary

This post is advertised as full-time; however, we welcome applications from candidates seeking part-time working arrangements. Should two suitable candidates be identified, the school may consider a job share arrangement.

The successful candidate will:

• Be fully supportive of our Catholic ethos and passionate about Catholic Social Teaching

• Create a safe, inclusive learning environment that encourages children's curiosity, creativity, and social development.

• Have excellent knowledge of the primary curriculum and understand how children learn.

• Be creative and devoted to providing children with rich learning experiences.

• High expectations of pupils behaviour

• The ability to be a reflective practitioner, committed to raising standards

• Have excellent teaching, organisation and communication skills.

• Have good interpersonal skills, and work effectively as a team member with colleagues, parents and governors.

• Be committed to developing the whole child and able to demonstrate a commitment to innovation, creativity, and inclusion.

• Have a strong commitment to their own learning and professional development.

In return, we are proud to offer

• A welcoming school with a strong Catholic ethos where everyone is valued.

• A positive learning environment throughout the school.

• Enthusiastic, considerate and well-behaved children who love to learn;

• An ambitious curriculum;

• A dedicated and enthusiastic staff team.

We encourage applicants to visit our school and to speak to the Headteacher about this role. Appointments can be arranged by contacting the School Business Manager, Angela Gilbride, at a.gilbride@stdunstans.bham.sch.uk

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

Applications must be made via MyNewTerm. Please note that we will not consider CVs

As part of our recruitment process, we conduct rigorous online searches in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) for all shortlisted candidates.

We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently, and respectfully throughout the application, assessment, and selection process. 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 you do not need to disclose them to employers, and if you do disclose them, 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 English is an essential requirement for this role.

St Dunstan’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants must undergo an enhanced DBS check with a barred list check and other pre-employment checks compliant with Keeping Children Safe in Education safer recruitment requirements.

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 St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 288 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-dunstan-s-catholic-primary-school

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