Class Teacher

Oakwood School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JS

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  4 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 Hours, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  SEN

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an inspirational Class Teacher to work in our wonderful school and be a part of our dynamic team spanning EYFS through to KS4 from September 2025. We are looking to appoint teachers with a range of specialisms spanning autism to severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (including pupils with physical and medical needs).

Governors want to appoint committed, highly motivated, well organised and enthusiastic practitioners. We need teachers who will embrace our inclusive and creative philosophy and help us further develop an environment where ‘Every Child Shines!’

Successful candidates will join a dedicated and hardworking team of senior leaders, teachers, TAs, pastoral and health leads in an innovative, creative and supportive school with Walsall’s most inspirational pupils.

Oakwood School is highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check along with relevant employment/online checks.

What the school offers its staff

(ECTs are welcome to apply for this position. In the case of ECTs the contract will be a fixed term reviewed annually. A permanent contract would only be awarded upon successful completion of the ECT process)

Oakwood School is a growing school for children with severe learning needs (SLD), autism and profound and multiple learning needs (PMLD) for pupils from EYFS to Year 10 (from September 2025). Our school is set across two sites; our Walsall Wood Campus and our Pelsall Lane Campus.

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Oakwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 14
• School size: Up to 150 pupils
• Age range: 3 to 14
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oakwood School website
• Email address: jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakwood-school-ws9-9js

Arranging a visit to Oakwood School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jasmine.gill@merciantrust.org.uk.

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