Class Teacher - St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School

St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Career progression

Supportive MAT

Strong Ofsted improvements

Friendly staff and pupils

Parental/community links

Job summary

St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School in Penn, Wolverhampton, is seeking a Class Teacher on a fixed-term maternity cover (2 terms in the first instance), to start January 2027. The post sits on the M1–UPS3 pay spine and is full-time at St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, WV4 5LG.

We are looking for good/outstanding, child-centred practitioners with high expectations, strong phonics, English and maths knowledge, and the ability to work well in a team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a primary class teacher.
• Good phonics, English and maths knowledge.
• Ability to raise standards and work in a team.
• Commitment to safeguarding children.
• Clear communication with parents and staff.

Skills

Child-centred approach

Strong phonics knowledge

Team player

Good organisation

Excellent interpersonal skills

Safeguarding commitment

Job description

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

CLASS TEACHER (Ref: SBMAT444)

Fixed Term (2 terms maternity cover in the first instance)

M1 – UPS3

Full Time

REQUIRED TO START: January 2027

Location: St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, WV4 5LG

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a class teacher for maternity cover (2 terms in the first instance), keen to join our fantastic, thriving school.

St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School is a highly regarded school with delightful children, located in Penn, Wolverhampton. This thriving school was graded as Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024.

We are looking for good/outstanding child-centred practitioners with:

• High expectations of children and a commitment to raising standards;
• The ability to motivate, support and inspire children and peers by example;
• Good organisation and time management;
• Successful teaching experience in the primary phase;
• Good phonics, English, maths and wider curriculum subject knowledge;
• The ability to work effectively within a team;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to inclusion and securing strong academic and personal outcomes for all children; and a
• Commitment to the safeguarding of children.

We can offer you:

• A strong commitment to your professional development and career progression in a very successful, caring and supportive Multi-Academy Trust;
• The opportunity to work and thrive within a highly regarded and successful Trust. All schools that have been inspected whilst in St. Bart’s CE MAT have been graded as at least good, with two outstanding schools;
• Friendly, hardworking staff and children;
• Excellent behaviour for learning;
• Committed Governors and Trustees with wide ranging experience;
• Excellent parental support and community links;
• Potential future opportunities to raise standards and provide support in other schools across the Trust; and
• An opportunity to join a happy caring team who work together to take the schools forward.

For further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Steph Rushton (Head of School) [e-mail] or 01902 558855.

Closing date for applications: 8.00am, Friday 16th October 2026

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.