Primary Teacher (Part-Time 0.4)

Ark; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching & professional development

Wellbeing Wednesdays

On-site fitness suite

Ark Rewards scheme

Interest-free loans for season tickets

Gym discounts

Job summary

Ark Victoria Academy in Birmingham is seeking a committed Year 4 classroom teacher for a part-time 0.4 contract. Start date is 02 November 2026, with a fixed-term arrangement until Easter 2027 and potential extension to the end of the academic year.

You will plan and deliver engaging lessons, assess progress, and support pupil wellbeing while contributing to the curriculum and building strong relationships with parents and external professionals.

Qualifications

• Qualified to teach in the U.K.
• Degree level or above.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging, well-structured lessons aligned to the school’s ambitious curriculum.
• Use effective assessment strategies to monitor progress and adapt teaching to meet the needs of all learners.
• Support pupils’ personal development and well-being, enabling them to grow in confidence and character.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the school’s curriculum.
• Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and external professionals to support pupil achievement.

Skills

Commitment to attainment

Subject knowledge & pedagogy

Classroom & behaviour management

Education

UK qualified teacher

Degree or above

Job description

About The Role

Reports to: Head of Year

Contract: Fixed term (Part time 0.4) until Easter 2027. Potential to extend until the end of the academic year

Start date: 02 November 2026

We are seeking a committed classroom teacher to join our fantastic primary team in Year 4!

Key responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging, well-structured lessons aligned to the school’s ambitious curriculum
• Use effective assessment strategies to monitor progress and adapt teaching to meet the needs of all learners
• Support pupils’ personal development and well-being, enabling them to grow in confidence and character
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the school’s curriculum
• Build strong relationships with parents, carers, and external professionals to support pupil achievement

Qualification Criteria

• Qualified to teach and work in the U.K.
• Qualified to degree level or above

Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrable commitment to raising attainment of all pupils
• Excellent subject knowledge and understanding of pedagogy
• Effective classroom and behaviour management skills

Benefits

We value our staff and provide a comprehensive programme of coaching and professional development for all our staff. We use our values and our virtue pathways to shape the way we work and learn together. Hear what our teachers have to say about working at Ark Victoria Academy: https://arkvictoria.org/jobs/working-for-us

• We take CPD seriously, which is why we offer twice the number of training days as standard
• Our school’s ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’ are a great hit – get in touch to find out more
• Our staff can take advantage of our on-site fitness suite
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering up to £1,000 a year in savings from over 3,000 major retailers
• Interest-free loans of up to £5,000 available for season tickets or a bicycles
• Gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

About Us

Ark Victoria Academy provides pupils with an excellent education through an ambitious curriculum, personal development and character programme, and an extensive student experience and extra-curricular offer. Although we are a large school, we are able to retain a family feel, to nurture our pupils through their schooling and ensure that they flourish and leave us with the skills and qualifications necessary to continue their journey of life‑long learning in a university or career of their choice.

Our school values and virtue pathways are crucial to our culture and ethos, they are also part of the way we work and learn together and have been instrumental to us on our school improvement journey. Our values of Ambition, Resilience and Kindness permeate our curriculum, our culture, school and our learning community.

It is for these reasons that Ark Victoria Academy was judged to be significantly improved in all areas from the 2019 ‘Good’ inspection, by Ofsted, in October 2024: ‘This is a school which lives out its values in full for the benefit of children in Nursery to the pupils in Year 11…pupils thrive at all stages of Ark Victoria Academy…as the school knows its pupils very well, they are very well supported to engage with the school’s ambitious curriculum’. The full report (September 2024) can be found here: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50262921

We prioritise staff development with a strong emphasis on securing expert subject knowledge from our teachers, strong teaching and leadership and a focus on excellence for our pupils and staff.

Visit arkvictoria.org/jobs to learn more about us.

Diversity and inclusion

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click this link.

Safeguarding statement

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment – this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.