Class Teacher Main scale / Upper – Fixed Term – 1 Year Start Date: September 2026 Closing Date: Week beginning 11th May 2026 An excellent opportunity has come up at Grove Vale Primary School. The Head Teacher is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and excellent teacher. The successful applicant will become part of a friendly and committed team who enjoy working with children. You will work closely with senior leadership to create and maintain an effective learning environment for our pupils. In our recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024, Grove Vale Primary School was rated 'Outstanding' in all areas The successful candidate will: Have experience teaching across KS1 and KS2 Be a consistently good/outstanding teacher with high expectations of themselves and others Able to inspire and enthuse students. A team player who is willing to go the extra mile for our pupils. Able to cater for the needs of each individual child in their care Wants to contribute to school as a whole. In return we will offer: Opportunities to enhance skills and experience with excellent career development opportunities Exceptional CPD provision. Excellent support for ECT’s Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email. Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website Grove Vale Primary School CV’s will not be accepted. If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail. Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application. 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 Online Search An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Hours: Full Time Grade: Main Pay Scale - Upper Pay Scale, £32,916 - £51,048 p.a. Location: Grove Vale Primary School,16 Monksfield Ave, Birmingham B43 6AL Closing Date: Week commencing 11th May 2026 Interviews: TBC Shortlisting: 13th May 2026 School Visits: 04th May 2026