Birmingham City Council
Period of Fixed Term Contract: One year from 31/3/25 to end of spring term 2026 Hours Per Week: 32.5
Are you a talented class teacher with a commitment to raising standards? Following a recent inspection in January 2023 the school were given a good Ofsted rating for Personal Development and EYFS. We require an enthusiastic individual to support us for the next part of our journey.
You will be able to:
help develop a positive ethos within the primary school in accordance with our vision for the development ensure and uphold high levels of expectation amongst all stakeholders provide a visible presence to pupils, parents, carers and staff promote a love of lifelong learning have excellent organisational and social skills demonstrate the ability to build on success and manage change show commitment to a culture of continuous improvement that promotes excellence for staff and pupils alike and builds on our current Ofsted rating demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to articulate have a clear vision for the through school and support positive relationships across the Trust
In return, we will offer you:
a collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide an opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process a wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called “My Possible Self” access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS) access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support onsite parking at all schools
Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. Please contact Ms Pinson at cpinson@gosseylane.academy or on 0121 464 2909 to arrange a school visit.
NB CVs will not be accepted.
Applications are welcomed from experienced teachers and ECTs alike. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work.
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process. We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.
How to apply:
Please apply online
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. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. 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.
