Key Stage One Teacher

Oakwood Infant and Nursery School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE24 0GZ

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  4 January 2026

• Closing date

  5 November 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern: Part time: 0.6 FTE - 19.5 hours per week - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• Contract type: Fixed term - 7 months initially
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale MPS 1-6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Oakwood Infant and Nursery School is a good and popular school with 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 initially offered on a temporary part-time contract within our setting.

This is a great opportunity for someone to undertake a teaching post in our successful school.

Inclusion is an extremely important part of Oakwood Infant and Nursery School. We are looking for a committed, inclusive practitioner who has experience or a desire to support all children to achieve.

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 KS1 practice alongside the rest of team
  

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.

This post would be ideal for a recently or newly qualified teacher who wants the support to develop their career and therefore we would welcome applications from Early Career Teachers.

Visits to look around the school are also warmly welcomed.

If you wish to arrange a visit, please contact the school on 01332 574192 to arrange an appointment.

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.

Closing date: Wednesday 05 November 2025 at 4:00 pm

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Key Stage 1 Teacher - Person Specification.pdf - 77 KB (opens in new tab)

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About Oakwood Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 305 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oakwood-infant-and-nursery-school-derby

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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