Class Teacher - Key Stage 2
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 March 2026 |
| Location: | Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 0FD |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | f7e10675-b87e-4cd7-97c0-17d74054bef0 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Stage 2–specific skills and attributes:
• Strong subject knowledge across the KS2 curriculum, including age‑related expectations in reading, writing and maths.
• Confidence in assessing learning using a range of formative and summative strategies to identify next steps.
• Ability to plan and deliver high quality, well‑sequenced lessons that support progression across KS2.
• Experience in preparing pupils for statutory KS2 assessments/SATs.
• Skill in adapting teaching to meet the needs of all learners, including SEND, EAL and higher attaining pupils.
• Confidence in using educational technology to enhance learning and engagement.
• Ability to create a positive, engaging and well‑managed learning environment that promotes independence and resilience.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling positive relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Understanding of how to develop wider learning skills such as oracy, critical thinking, collaboration and problem‑solving.
• Commitment to delivering a broad, balanced and creative curriculum that excites and inspires pupils.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to recognising each child as an individual and ensuring their needs are met so that they can realise their limitless possibilities. In return, we offer a fantastic team, a warm and supportive working environment, and a strong commitment to ongoing professional development.
Further details about the role
In addition to fulfilling the Person Specification, the successful candidate will:
• Be ambitious and a highly skilled classroom practitioner
• Support our belief that every child has the right to the best possible learning experience.
• Be committed to providing learners with knowledge, skills and understanding through an engaging and inspiring curriculum.
• Have high aspirations for every child in our school, ensuring their journey is magical, memorable and of the highest standard.
• Be committed to their own professional learning.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Key Stage 2–specific skills and attributes:
• Strong subject knowledge across the KS2 curriculum, including age‑related expectations in reading, writing and maths.
• Confidence in assessing learning using a range of formative and summative strategies to identify next steps.
• Ability to plan and deliver high quality, well‑sequenced lessons that support progression across KS2.
• Experience in preparing pupils for statutory KS2 assessments/SATs.
• Skill in adapting teaching to meet the needs of all learners, including SEND, EAL and higher attaining pupils.
• Confidence in using educational technology to enhance learning and engagement.
• Ability to create a positive, engaging and well‑managed learning environment that promotes independence and resilience.
• Strong interpersonal skills enabling positive relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• Understanding of how to develop wider learning skills such as oracy, critical thinking, collaboration and problem‑solving.
• Commitment to delivering a broad, balanced and creative curriculum that excites and inspires pupils.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to recognising each child as an individual and ensuring their needs are met so that they can realise their limitless possibilities. In return, we offer a fantastic team, a warm and supportive working environment, and a strong commitment to ongoing professional development.
Further details about the role
In addition to fulfilling the Person Specification, the successful candidate will:
• Be ambitious and a highly skilled classroom practitioner
• Support our belief that every child has the right to the best possible learning experience.
• Be committed to providing learners with knowledge, skills and understanding through an engaging and inspiring curriculum.
• Have high aspirations for every child in our school, ensuring their journey is magical, memorable and of the highest standard.
• Be committed to their own professional learning.
• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.