Classroom Teacher

Main Pay Range

Full time

Full STPC & continuous local government service

Required for April 2025, or sooner

We are looking for an excellent Key Stage 2/Year 4 classroom teacher to join our committed and enthusiastic team on our journey of continued improvement. In January 2023, Ofsted confirmed that we are a ‘Good’ school. They said “The staff care deeply about all of its pupils” and “The school has high expectations for behaviour...Behaviour is good in lessons and on the playground.”

What can you expect when joining Oakway Academy, a member of Hatton Academies Trust?

·      Children who are full of PRIDE for our Academy.

·      Excellent professional development and guidance with potential for planned future career progression across all of our primary academies (eg an induction programme & mentor for all new staff, NPQML and NPQSL)

·      Team PPA – no teacher is left to plan alone

·      A team of dedicated support staff to enhance Teaching and Learning.

·      Excellent employee benefits and well-being initiatives (eg Care First, discounted gym membership)

·      A clear leadership vision, with high quality professional learning for all teachers and leaders.

·      A supportive and collegiate staff team, working together to improve outcomes for all children.

Do you have ….

·      the ability to deliver high quality teaching and achieve strong outcomes?

·      a passion for learning, with a good understanding of current educational issues?

·      the ability to create a safe and rich learning environment for our children?

·      imagination, drive, determination, ambition and enthusiasm?

At Oakway Academy, staff are valued and supported. Here is some feedback from existing colleagues showing how they feel about working at our wonderful academy:

“My work colleagues are absolutely amazing and since working in schools for nearly 25 years I have never known such a friendly, compassionate and caring team!”

“All staff have been helping each other to do the best for our school”

“I feel that my ideas are listened to and discussed. I feel that the work I do is recognised and valued”

(Excerpts from Hatton Academies Trust People Wellbeing Survey 2023)

To apply for this vacancy, please go to our website, where you will find a job description and further details about the post and the academy: https://www.hattonacademiestrust.org.uk/working-for-us/vacancies/  

Closing date: 9.00am Friday 31^st January 2025

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to act on received applications before the closing date has passed.

“aiming for excellence in all our academies”

Hatton Academies Trust are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, race, religion, disability or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants are required to complete an enhanced Disclosure Bureau Service check and any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references.