Class Teacher (Maternity Cover from April 2025 to December 2025) - Sacred Heart Primary

Class Teacher Upper KS2 - 28th April 2025 to 31st December 2025 (subject to satisfactory clearance checks)

Sacred Heart Primary School is a two form-entry primary school in Tipton for children from 3 to 11 years of age.

Our vision is to develop young people who will have active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical. We are a richly diverse community, and pride ourselves on our highly inclusive practice, endorsed by achieving the Sandwell Inclusion Quality Mark for the second time at the highest level (Enhanced level).

Our Governors are seeking to appoint an inspirational and highly motivated teacher who is committed to their own professional development and raising standards within the school.

We are looking to appoint someone who:

• Is an excellent class teacher with particular experience in Upper Key Stage 2

• Has high expectations of themselves and learners

• Committed to raising standards for all

• Works successfully in teams

• Has a good knowledge of the curriculum and KS2 National Assessments

• Lead initiatives

• (Not essential) Read Write Inc trained

The successful candidate will join a school that:

• Provides the support of a strong, experienced and welcoming team

• Provides a good teaching and learning environment

• Demonstrates and strong commitment to improvement and excellence

• Provides a commitment to professional development

• Is a harmonious school community

• Staff well being is at the heart of all that we do

• Modern, state of the art school building

• Birthday day off

• Team building day

Please contact the school for further details. An application form can be downloaded from the website: www.sacredheartprisch.com/vacancies/ or alternatively below

Sacred Heart Primary School always welcomes visits. Please contact Mrs Nicki Elwart, the Office Manager/PA to Headteacher to arrange an appointment

Email – nicki.elwart@sacredheartpri.com or call 0121 557 1511.

Completed Application forms should be sent directly to nicki.elwart@sacredheartpri.com

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. 

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. 

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. 

Hours: Full Time

Starting Date: 28th April 2025 to 31st December 2025 with the possibility of extending to March 2026 (subject to satisfactory clearance checks)

Grade: Main Teacher Pay Range to Upper Teachers Pay Range - £31,650 - £49.084 per annum

Location:  Sacred Heart Primary School, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, DY4 8UH 

Closing Date: 24th January 2025 at Midday  

Shortlisting will take place on Friday 24th January 2025

Interviews will take place Tuesday 28th January 2025