Vacancy Reference
JOB003279
Job Title
Class Teacher
Job Start Date
1 September 2025
Salary Range
MPR/UPR
Hours Per Week
32.5
School Address
Kings Heath Primary School
Valentine Road
Birmingham
B14 7AJ
Telephone number: 0121 464 9202
Contact Email
recruitment@kingsheathprimary.com
Period of Fixed Term Contract
Permanent
Closing Date
11 April 2025, 9:00am
Job Information

Join our amazing team at Kings Heath Primary!
Location: In the heart of Kings Heath, with fantastic public transport links!
We’re excited to announce a rare opportunity to join our large, welcoming, and friendly Primary School family!
At Kings Heath, community is at the heart of everything we do, and we’re all about creating a happy, inclusive environment where every child can thrive. We’re on the lookout for a passionate and skilled class teacher to join our dedicated team for the summer term (and beyond!).
With a Good rating from Ofsted in April 2023, we’re on an exciting journey forward—and we’d love for you to be part of it!
Ready to shape young minds? Join our fun, dynamic team!
Are you a passionate teacher with a flair for creativity and a love for sparking excitement in the classroom? The governors, head teacher, senior leaders, and the children at Kings Heath Primary School are looking for YOU to join our friendly team from the summer term. However, we could wait until September for the right person!
We want a teacher who can:

  • inspire, challenge, and motivate every single one of our brilliant young minds
  • create a learning environment that’s bursting with energy, curiosity, and excitement
  • tailor teaching styles and strategies to bring out the best in every child
  • bring enthusiasm and a commitment to raising standards across the board
  • build strong, positive relationships with parents and get fully involved in our vibrant school community

Why you’ll love being part of our School family:
Here at Kings Heath Primary, we’re not just offering a job—we’re offering a warm, supportive community where you can flourish! Here’s what you’ll enjoy:

  • enthusiastic children who are eager, curious, and excited to learn every day
  • a welcoming school with a team of dedicated, experienced, and supportive staff
  • the resources you need to make your magic happen in the classroom
  • a strong commitment to your professional growth—we’ll help you shine even brighter
  • employee support services to keep you feeling great, inside and outside of school
  • a deep commitment to safeguarding and making sure every child thrives in a safe environment

If you're ready to make a real difference please contact the school to arrange an informal visit and chat with the headteacher.

How to apply

Download Application Pack here or email recruitment@kingsheathprimary.com to request an application form.

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.