Vacancy Reference
JOB002659
Job Title
Year 4 Class Teacher
Job Start Date
6 January 2025
Salary Range
MPR/UPR
Hours Per Week
Full time
School Address
Colebourne Primary School
Stechford Road
Birmingham
B34 6BJ
Telephone number: 0121 675 8500
Contact Email
jobs@colebourne.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Fixed term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
Spring and Summer term 2025
Closing Date
28 November 2024, 9:00am
Job Information

A fantastic opportunity for a teacher to join our happy, successful, caring and hence oversubscribed school.

We are looking for a committed, hard-working, enthusiastic teacher who can consistently demonstrate good classroom practice. Colebourne is a good school, with a strong team, continually striving for even better outcomes for our children. You will be class-based in Year 4.

We have a strong ethos that values inclusion, relationships and being attachment and trauma responsive. We work closely with our children and families to ensure the best emotional and academic outcomes.

Our recent successful OFSTED inspection report (Oct 2024) stated:

  • the school is a calm and purposeful learning environment, where children achieve well
  • pupils are enthusiastic learners and are proud of their achievements
  • pupils take pride in their work. They settle quickly to tasks and work together with real collaboration
  • staff enjoy the opportunities to develop as professionals and feel proud to work at the school

What does working at Colebourne offer you?

  • a fulfilling and meaningful role that makes a real difference in the lives of children and families
  • a supportive and collaborative work environment
  • an excellent curriculum with evidence-based pedagogy approaches
  • opportunities for professional development and growth
  • the chance to be part of a passionate team dedicated to positive change
  • workforce support package including counselling, health and advisory services, and 24/7 GP access 

Please visit our website, to get a flavour of the opportunities we provide for the children and families.

The successful candidate will be expected to take up the appointment at the beginning of the Spring term 2025.

We strongly encourage, where possible, candidates to visit the school prior to submitting applications. Please contact the main school office or email the jobs@colebourne.bham.sch.uk if you would like to arrange a visit or if you have any questions about the job.

How to Apply

Application packs can be downloaded from the school website vacancies section.

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
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.