EYFS/KS1 Teacher (likely EYFS initially)
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0GZ11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
6 June 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
23 May 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 01 September 2025-23 July 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School is a good and popular school with a very friendly, hardworking, enthusiastic staff and a supportive Governing Body.
The Governing Body is looking to appoint an excellent, enthusiastic and caring teacher to join our successful team. The post is offered on a full-time fixed-term contract within our setting and is a great opportunity for someone to undertake a teaching post in our successful school.
The post would be ideal for a newly or recently qualified teacher who wants the support to develop their career and we would therefore welcome applications from Early Career Teachers (ECTs).
We are looking for someone who:
- is able to work within and be an active member of a dedicated and committed team
- can use their enthusiasm to ensure our children have a love for learning and reach their potential
- is open to new ideas and practices that will improve the education and life chances of children in our care
- is committed to developing excellent relationships with parents and the wider community
- has energy, a sense of fun and humour
- is hardworking and has the confidence to contribute new ideas
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer:
- an opportunity to work with our fantastic children
- a warm and caring working environment
- a dedicated and supportive team
- the opportunity to develop your career and interests
- the opportunity to further develop EYFS practice alongside the rest of team
- Support for ECTs with a well embedded cycle and history of effectively supporting ECT staff
Visits to look around the school are also encouraged. We would love you to see our school and hear about what makes it so special!
If you wish to arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01332 574192 to confirm attendance at one of our visits.
Please complete the application form available online together with a supporting letter of application (maximum 2 pages).
Please email completed applications to Aimie Habgood, Headteacher, at the following email address: admin@oakwoodi.derby.sch.uk.
Commitment to safeguarding
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School 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.
This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check, underscoring our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 requiring all shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind-overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@oakwoodi.derby.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 311 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Oakwood Infant and Nursery School website
- Email address
- admin@oakwoodi.derby.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 574192
A very warm welcome to Oakwood Infant and Nursery School.
Situated in Alvaston within the city of Derby, our school is at the heart of the local community. We have spaces for 270 children between the ages of 4 and 7 within our Infant school and offer a further 39 places for children aged 3-4 years in our Nursery .
We pride ourselves on providing a friendly and creative learning environment which nurtures each individual child. We offer all our children the opportunities to grow in every aspect of their learning and development.
At Oakwood Infant and Nursery School we strive to instil in all our children a love of learning, curiosity about the world around them, self-confidence, independence and a sense of self-worth. This is nurtured in an environment that puts positive relationships at the heart of all we do, while developing learning experiences that are varied and creative.
Oakwood Infant and Nursery School is a truly inclusive, caring and supportive community. This has been recognised through the award of our “Good” judgement from Ofsted (May 2023).
Arranging a visit to Oakwood Infant and Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@oakwoodi.derby.sch.uk.
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