Class Teacher

The Oak Partnership Trust, Taunton, TA2 7EG

42 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  5 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 March 2026

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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, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS - Dependent on experience

Class Teacher job summary

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity and would you like to be part of a growing Trust? The Oak Partnership Trust is now looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Teacher‌ to join their friendly and motivated team.

Overview of the role

We are seeking an excellent educator to join our mainstream teaching staff. You’ll be an experienced Primary teacher or an enthusiastic ECT, delivering the foundation phase curriculum whilst planning, preparing and teaching lessons; an understanding of classroom management, curriculum knowledge and delivery of feedback is key.

Thanks to the size of The Trust and its supportive, forward‑thinking nature, we are able to invest in our people and offer meaningful opportunities for growth. Due to our drive to nurture talent across all phases and schools, this role could be delivering our Early Years Curriculum based in Key Stage One, or Key Stage Two in any of our settings. We anticipate multiple positions may be available, and final phase allocations and schools will be confirmed at interview.

Visits are strongly encouraged and will be undertaken at West Monkton Primary School. Please contact HR to arrange a suitable date and time.

Key requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent qualification
  
• Passion and commitment for inspiring through teaching and learning
  
• Solid knowledge of the foundation phase in line with the relevant curriculum
  
• The ability to build on and develop existing best practice knowledge
  
• Excellent communication and classroom management skills
  

Why join us?

At The Oak Partnership Trust we significantly invest in the development and training of all colleagues. If you are looking to be stretched and challenged within a positive and creative staff team and you have a genuine desire to make a positive difference to our students, please apply using the link below.

Permanent position, FTE 1.0.

Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale - dependent on experience

Application details below:

Closing Date - Friday 8th May

Shortlisting - Monday 11th May

Interview date - Monday 18th May

Further Important Information

All positions at The Oak Partnership Trust and within our schools require appropriate references and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

The Oak Partnership Trust reserve the right to close an advertisement to applications ahead of the advertised closure date. For this reason, shortlisting may take place prior to the closing date. With this in mind, please do not hesitate to apply early.

Safeguarding Statement

The Oak Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Oak Partnership are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, evidence of essential qualifications being seen prior to interview and satisfactory references.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Oak Partnership Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Oak Partnership Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-oak-partnership-trust

The Oak Partnership Trust is a family of schools that cater for children and young people from 2 – 19 years old.

Established on 1st January 2019 with a clear purpose of being an inclusive community of schools which inspires a passion for knowledge and the courage and confidence to fly.

Our Trust consists of 9 settings:

Selworthy Special School is split into four sites:
Oakhill Campus provides specialist provision for primary aged learners
Hazelbrook Campus provides specialist provision for secondary aged learners,
The Grove provides specialist provision for sixth form
The Cove provides support for a small number of learners to access mainstream school at Court Fields Secondary School

SEMH school:
Hill View is a new SEMH all through school which opened in September 2024

We have four Primary schools:

Blackbrook Community Primary School.
West Monkton C of E Primary School,
Stoke St Gregory C of E Primary School
Ruishton C of E Primary School

2 Nurseries:
Woodland’s Nursery on the Ruishton site
Little Heron’s Nursery on the West Monkton site.

Whilst all parts of society, including education, have been through a really tough time, we have found at The Oak Partnership Trust that we have grown together and learnt to strengthen our collaboration so that we are better able to match our purpose, achieve our mission and move towards our vision.

We have a highly motivated and skilled team of teachers and support staff who are determined to provide the best possible learning opportunities for all our children and young people regardless of barriers.

We believe that we can never stop learning and we can never stop improving. As a Trust we recognise that we are all responsible for all the children and young people across our Trust, not just with our individual builds; that by working together and learning together we can take the best from each piece and make it into a stronger whole.

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