Classroom Teacher

Oakwood School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9JS

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  16 October 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  30 September 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
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS plus SEN 1 (£2,787)
• Additional allowances:

  SEN 1 (£2,787)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Class Teacher – Oakwood School

Closing Date: Thursday 16th October 2025Interview Process: Week commencing 20th October 2025

Oakwood School is seeking an inspirational and committed Class Teacher to join our dynamic team from January 2026. This is a full-time, permanent position (Teacher Main Pay Scale/UPS plus 1 SEND Point). Early Career Teachers (ECTs) are welcome to apply; ECT contracts will be fixed term and reviewed annually, with the possibility of a permanent contract upon successful completion of the ECT process.

The Role

We are looking for a teacher with a passion for inclusive and creative education, able to work with pupils with a range of specialisms, including autism, severe and profound learning difficulties, and those with physical and medical needs. You will be part of a dedicated team of senior leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, pastoral and health leads, all working together to ensure that ‘Every Child Shines!’

What We’re Looking For

• Committed, highly motivated, well-organised, and enthusiastic practitioners
• Willingness to embrace our inclusive and creative philosophy
• Ability to contribute to a supportive and innovative school environment

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.

What the school offers its staff

About Oakwood School

Oakwood is a growing school for children with severe learning difficulties (SLD), autism, and profound and multiple learning needs (PMLD), catering for pupils from EYFS to Year 10. We operate across two sites: Walsall Wood Campus and Pelsall Lane Campus.

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

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

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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: lottie.fellows@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 lottie.fellows@merciantrust.org.uk.

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