Reception Teacher at St Mary's Church of England Primary School

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/SMCEPS/87828
  Location
Lodge Hill Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NU
  Contract Type
Permanent
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£35,674.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual)
Main Scale / UPS
  Closing Date
Midday, Thu 30th Apr, 2026
  Start Date
01.09.26
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
15.05.26
   Interview Date(s)           15.05.26
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Reception Teacher 

(MPS/UPS)

Required from the start from 01.09.26

ST MARY’S CE PRIMARY SCHOOL,

LODGE HILL ROAD, SELLY OAK, B29 6NU    TEL: 0121 675 1729   EMAIL: enquiry@stmryb29.bham.sch.uk    https://www.stmarys-sellyoak.co.uk/


We are looking to appoint a highly effective, creative and inspirational classroom practitioner who is able to build positive relationships with our pupils, staff and families.

Visits to the school are strongly recommended . Planned tour dates: 23.04.26 @ 9.30am, 28.04.26 @ 9.30pm and 28.04.26 @ 4.00pm. 

(If you are unable to make one of the dates listed, please contact the school office to arrange a suitable time. )

St Mary's provides a warm and friendly working environment where staff can flourish and all are committed to 'bringing out the best' in our pupils and each other.  We invite you to join our successful teaching team who are supported by our ambitious and understanding Senior Leadership Team and  Governors. 

This role provides the opportunity to teach children who enjoy learning .

We are looking for a teacher who is: 

  Creative and enthusiastic.

Able to bring out the best in children and make learning fun.

Up-to-date with current Reception provision and curriculum expectations.

Able to create exciting and challenging learning opportunities.

Able to  engage pupils in positive interactions to fill gaps and move learning on.

Able to meet the differing needs of children so that they reach their full potential.

Committed to working closely with the school community.

Keen to become part of our successful team.

Able to foster and develop a caring ethos, in support of our school’s Christian vision and values.

Our Vision:

Our school is committed to bringing out the best in each other so that every member of the school community can know 'life in allits fullness'.  (John 10:10)

We can offer the successful candidate:

The opportunity to work with fantastic children who love coming to school.

A highly dedicated, friendly and supportive staff where Senior Leaders understand and appreciate colleagues.

A pro-active, welcoming and supportive community.

A commitment to high quality professional development in a highly successful school.

The opportunity to work alongside our enthusiastic and supportive EYFS leader. 

A context where there are consistently high standards of achievement at the end of Key Stage 2.


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.
Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. As this is our top priority, we encourage applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.  
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.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
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.




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