MPS/UPS; pension contributions; free lunch, wellbeing package and onsite parking.

Full Time, Permanent

January/February 2025

3 January 2025

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational Key Stage 1 Teacher to join our vibrant Pre-Prep department. They should be willing to build upon their existing teaching skills, ensuring that modern, dynamic teaching methods are fully adopted to give every child the opportunity to achieve their full potential. This is a full time post to begin in January/February 2025.
A full job description and person specification for each post can be viewed in the Information Booklet below.
The salary awarded for the post will be based on UPS/MPS. The post includes membership of the Teachers’ Pension scheme. Discounts are available to assist with fees at Blue Coat for any teacher’s children admitted to the school. Accommodation may be available. The Blue Coat School is committed to the wellbeing of all staff and provides a wide range of benefits to promote this including healthy lunches, use of the swimming pool, wellbeing days, a weekly boot camp, social events and more. Free parking is available on site.


Qualifications/Professional Development

• QTS or equivalent.
• Graduate of a recognised British University or international equivalent. A postgraduate qualification in education would be desirable.
• Commitment to develop as a classroom practitioner. Evidence of recent involvement in relevant professional development would be desirable.

Experience and skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Outstanding classroom practitioner with proven experience of working successfully as a Key Stage 1 Class Teacher.
• Experience of working in Key Stage 2 or in the Early Years Foundation Stage would be desirable.
• Ability to complete administrative tasks accurately and to deliver to a deadline.
• Integrated and innovative approach to the use of technology in teaching and administration.

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of the Key Stage 1 curriculum and national expectations. Knowledge of the Key Stage 2 and EYFS curricula would be desirable.
• Sound knowledge of differentiating activities to meet the needs of children in a Key Stage 1 class.
• Good understanding of a variety of learning styles.

Personal attributes

• Infectious enthusiasm and passion for teaching.
• A professional manner and appearance.
• Friendly, warm personality with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work cooperatively.
• Clear communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a year group team.
• Sympathy with the Christian ethos and activities of the school.
• Wholehearted commitment to the life of a vibrant school.

All members of staff are required to promote and safeguard the welfare of children they are responsible for, or come into contact with, and to adhere to, and ensure compliance with, the School’s child protection procedures and staff guidance at all times.
Original certificates will be required as proof of qualification. All other attributes will be assessed using the contents of the application form, at interview and with the professional references.
At interview applicants must provide original documents to confirm their identity and right to work in the UK. They must also bring proof of qualifications where relevant for the post. The documentation required by applicants is listed in the Recruitment Policy which is available on the school website and from the School.
The post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (including a Barred List check), a satisfactory online check, a satisfactory medical fitness declaration and satisfactory references. Confidential references will be sought prior to interview.
The Blue Coat School is an equal opportunity employer.
Please note, we reserve the right to close posts and commence interviews at any time, once we have received sufficient applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Thank you for considering our wonderful school. Since our earliest days we have been proudly providing an education that is second to none for the children of Birmingham and beyond. The School today is unrecognisable from its humble beginnings. The mantra 300 years on is ‘limitless learning for tomorrow’s achievers’ where our children thrive and achieve through an extensive academic programme balanced by outstanding offerings in creative arts, performing arts, sport and music.
The School has been shortlisted for three consecutive years for the TES Prep School of the Year Award. In 2020, our unique e-assessment programme, The BCS Blue, was also shortlisted for the TES Strategic Education Initiative of the Year and we were recognised as one of the country's top 25 schools in the i25 Awards.
With facilities that rival senior schools, pupils have the perfect resources for limitless learning. As a Prep School, Blue Coat’s sporting facilities are unrivalled. The addition of an all-weather Astro Turf pitch, cricket nets and two new gym studios have raised the bar even further - BCS Sport is going from strength to strength! We enter many national competitions and have achieved notable regional and national success in swimming, hockey and netball.
A wide-ranging extra-curricular programme is enhanced by partnerships with local clubs including, Bournville Rugby Club, Aston Villa Football Club, Diamond Swim Academy, Complete Cricket, Edgbaston Kestrels Hockey Academy, Edgbaston Priory Club and Edgbaston Golf Club.
In Prep, the children join one of our four Prep Houses. Unique to Blue Coat, these former boarding houses now offer a ‘home from home’ at the start and end of each day, the children can play games, enjoy a movie night, relax and have lots of fun. Inter-house competitions such as the House Shout, House Mastermind and House Matches are keenly fought!
The standard of musicianship at Blue Coat is simply breath-taking! Morning Recitals, BCS Young Musician of the Year and other termly concerts offer performance opportunities for our children. Many aspire to audition for the Chapel Choir which sings at weekly chapel services and joins with the Choral Society and Birmingham Cathedral Choir at special events throughout the year. Through Ensembles and Music Groups such as the Jazz Band, Percussion Group and Flute Ensemble, the children experience playing with their peers and this in turn raises their cognitive skills and improves them as players. The Music Department is supported by a team of Visiting Music Teachers who teach over 300 individual music lessons each week.
Thanks to a blend of brilliant teaching, genuine care and joint endeavour, our pupils leave us ready to make their mark in a thousand different fields. Each year we celebrate outstanding success in the senior school examinations with many pupils in receipt of scholarship awards not just in the academic field, but also for music, sport and the performing arts. Pupils progress to the region's most renowned schools including the Independent and Grammar Schools of the King Edward VI Foundation, Solihull School, Edgbaston High School for Girls and Bromsgrove School. Others progress to schools across the country including Cheltenham College and Wycombe Abbey, as well as 13+ entry to the likes of Repton School and Eton College.