• Primary
  • Primary – KS1
  • Birmingham, Kings Norton
  • £168 - £232+ per day (paid to scale)
  • Job Area: Kings Norton

Year 2 Class Teacher

Job Description

Year 2 Class Teacher – Kings Norton (Start: Easter 2026)

Join a thriving infants school through Zest Education – Award‑winning education recruitment specialists

Zest Education is delighted to be supporting a much‑loved and well‑established infants school in the Kings Norton area as they seek a passionate, enthusiastic and skilled Year 2 Class Teacher to join their team from Easter 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an educator who thrives in a warm, nurturing environment and is excited by the opportunity to make a real impact in the academic year 2025/26.


🌟 About the Role

As the Year 2 Class Teacher, you will take a central role in preparing pupils for a successful transition into Key Stage 2. You will:

  • Deliver high‑quality, engaging teaching across the Year 2 curriculum
  • Confidently prepare pupils for KS1 SATs, ensuring they feel supported, confident and ready
  • Build strong relationships with children, parents and the wider school community
  • Work collaboratively with a dedicated staff team who champion teamwork and professional growth
  • Provide a classroom environment where every child feels safe, valued and motivated to achieve their best

This is an ideal role for a teacher with drive, creativity and a genuine passion for early education.


🏫 About the School

This friendly infants school is known for:

  • Excellent attainment levels and a strong track record of academic success
  • A warm, inclusive ethos where children’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything
  • A highly supportive senior leadership team
  • A long‑standing, respected Head Teacher who is committed to continued school improvement
  • Strong community values and highly engaged families
  • Easy access to local public transport links, making the school convenient to reach for teachers across South Birmingham

The school prides itself on creating an environment where both pupils and staff feel valued, supported and motivated to grow.


Why This Role?

This position offers:

  • The chance to shape the academic year for a delightful Year 2 cohort
  • A supportive teaching team with shared planning and collaborative working
  • A school culture built around kindness, consistency and high expectations
  • A genuinely rewarding opportunity to join one of the area’s most respected infant schools

If you are someone who brings energy, passion and a commitment to outstanding teaching, you will flourish here.


📩 How to Apply

If this sounds like the perfect next step in your teaching career, we’d love to hear from you.

To express interest or find out more:
📧 Email Charlie at: charlie@zesteducation.co.uk
Or simply click ‘Apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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  • Primary
  • Primary – KS1
  • Birmingham, Kings Norton
  • £168 - £232+ per day (paid to scale)
  • Job Area: Kings Norton

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