• Fixed Term ECT Contract (in the first instance)

• REQUIRED TO START: September 2025

• Location: Fairhaven Primary School

The Directors are seeking to appoint a KS2 class teacher who is keen to join our fantastic, thriving school. Fairhaven Primary is a one and half form entry school, located in Wordsley and part of the St Bartholomew’s Multi-Academy Trust.

We are looking for a good/outstanding child-centred KS2 practitioner with:

• High expectations of children and a proven 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; and 

• 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 Trust have been graded as at least good, with two outstanding schools;

• friendly, hardworking staff and children;

• good behaviour for learning;

• committed Governors and Directors with wide ranging experience;

• excellent parental support and community links;

• potential 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.

St. Bartholomew’s CE Multi-Academy Trust Dudley/South Staffs/Wolverhampton Hub:

• St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

• St Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South Staffordshire

• Woodfield Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

• All Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South Staffordshire

• Oak Meadow Primary School, Wolverhampton

• Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, Dudley

For further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact: Louise de Graaff (Headteacher) on ldegraaff@stbartsmat.co.uk or 01384 818385

Closing date for applications: Monday 19th May, 12.00pm

To apply: please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk quoting reference SBMAT295 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacancies 

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.