Class Teacher (Maternity Cover) at Oakhurst Community First and Nursery School

The Heath Academy Trust and Oakhurst First and Nursery School are seeking to appoint an inspiring Teacher for September 2026 who is committed to providing the best quality learning experience for our children in a personalised and exciting way.  We need an enthusiastic, skilled, and motivated teacher to join our professional learning focused team, whilst one of our colleagues in on maternity leave.  The successful applicant must want to play a full part in the life of the school, enjoy working as part of a friendly and dedicated team and have the drive and aspiration to want to improve further.

The successful candidate must have high expectations of children’s learning and behaviour and should be enthusiastic, energetic and an excellent learner.  We need a creative team member to complement our staff and support our pupils with their learning, wider development and achievement.  The year group is negotiable, but you must be committed to teaching throughout the school age range and putting the needs of our children first in all aspects of the role.

We are committed to ongoing improvement and provide continuous support for our staff with high quality CPD. The successful candidate will understand the importance of whole school continuity and progression across all areas of our provision.

Further details about this role can be found on the job description and person specification included in this recruitment pack and more information about the school can be found on our website: www.oakhurstfirst.com.  Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged.  Please contact our school office on 01202 871577 to arrange your visit or discuss the post further.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applications must be completed using The Heath Academy Trust’s application form and returned via email to [email protected].  CVs will not be accepted or considered.  References will be sought as part of the shortlisting process, prior to interview selection.  Please ensure referees are able to provide  a full reference rather than a standard statement of  employment time.  You should provide the email and telephone contact details for all referees – thank you.

Oakhurst Community First and Nursery School is a warm, happy, nurturing environment where children can grow and flourish.

The staff are a dedicated team who are committed to providing a broad, rich curriculum, along with an exciting range of enrichment and extra-curricular activities which enables all of our children to develop a love for learning and reach their full potential.

To enable our children to grow from tiny acorns when they join us in Nursery, to mighty oaks as they leave us at the end of year 4, we aim to ensure strong values are instilled within us all.  Everyone in our school community is caring and respectful at all times.  We nurture our children to become confident, independent and resilient learners with the belief that they will achieve their dreams and goals.  We provide learning opportunities that allow our children to be inquisitive, fascinated and develop awe and wonder in the world around them.

The staff and children promote these values through our school vision:

From Tiny Acorns Mighty Oaks Grown

Caring, Resilient, Confident, Wonder