Class Teacher - Sacred Heart Primary School

Sacred Heart Primary School (SIPS),

September 2026 Start

If you are a Class Teacher who has the passion, drive and experience that ensures the best outcomes for all children, our school might be the place for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Sacred Heart Primary School for a Class Teacher starting September 2026. We are seeking an inspirational, highly skilled, highly motivated and experienced teacher who is committed to their own professional development and raising standards within our school.

Sacred Heart Primary School is a two form-entry primary school in Tipton for children from 3 to 11 years of age.

Our vision is to develop young people who will have active and creative minds, a sense of understanding and compassion for others, and the courage to act on their beliefs. We stress the total development of each child: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, emotional, cultural and physical. We are a richly diverse community, and pride ourselves on our highly inclusive practice, endorsed by achieving the Sandwell Inclusion Quality Mark for the second time at the highest level (Enhanced level).

We are looking to appoint someone who:

Is an excellent class teacher with particular experience in Key Stage 2 Has high expectations of themselves and learners Committed to raising standards for all Works successfully in teams Has a good knowledge of the curriculum and KS2 National Assessments Lead initiatives (Not essential) Read Write Inc trained Experience of Mastery Maths (not essential)

The successful candidate will join a school that:

Wonderful children Supportive Community Competitive Salary Provides the support of a strong, experienced and welcoming team Provides a good teaching and learning environment Demonstrates strong commitment to improvement and excellence Provides a commitment to professional development Is a harmonious school community Modern, state of the art school building Staff Support (Mental Health First Aid, Occupational Health Service, Employee Assistance Programme with access for your whole family, Staff Briefings and Events. A wide range of fantastic resources

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake all relevant safeguarding checks and an enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website Home | Sacred Heart Primary School

CV’s will not be accepted.

If you have provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

Successful applicants will be contacted with an interview date. If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.

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

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Sacred Heart Primary School always welcomes visits. Please contact Mrs Nicki Elwart, the Office Manager/PA to Headteacher to arrange an appointment email – nicki.elwart@sacredheartpri.com or call 0121 557 1511

Applications forms are available below and should be returned to: nicki.elwart@sacredheartpri.com

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Hours: Full time

Grade: Teachers Main Pay to Upper Pay Range £32,916 - £51,048 p.a

Location: Sacred Heart Primary School, Sedgley Road East, Tipton, DY4 8UH

Closing Date: Friday 15th May 2026 at midday

Shortlisting: Afternoon of Friday 15th May 2026

Interviews: Tuesday 19th May 2026