KS1 Class Teacher

Oasis Academy Skinner Street, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1LG

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

KS1 Class Teacher job summary

An exciting opportunity has opened at Oasis Academy Skinner Street for a passionate and dedicated KS1 Class Teacher to join our vibrant team, inspiring our pupils through high‑quality teaching and playing a key role in shaping our thriving school community. We’re proud of our space and spirit - our renovated building reflects the pride we take in our academy. It’s a kind, happy place where staff and students feel safe and valued

Role overview

You’ll provide a supportive and welcoming learning environment in the classroom, play a significant part in the ongoing development of all areas of the children’s education, and put assessment techniques into practice in line with the school’s ethos and principles. In order to deliver teaching and learning at a consistently high level, you’ll help with lesson planning that achieves the needs of all students.

Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
• Understanding of relevant curriculum requirements
• Effective use of differentiation strategies to meet all pupil’s needs
• Ability to use data and assessments to note areas for improvement and sustaining positive educational outcomes

Why join us?

• Tailored development - whether you’re starting out or stepping up, we’ll help you grow through CPD, apprenticeships, and clear career pathways.
  
• Wellbeing matters - we’ve earned a Silver Award for staff wellbeing. You’ll have access to GP appointments, financial training, counselling, and more.
  
• Every day is different - working here is dynamic and purposeful. You’ll join a team that cares and celebrates every success, big or small.

Interviews will be held week commencing 18th May 2026.

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

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 Oasis Academy Skinner Street

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 397 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Oasis Academy Skinner Street website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-academy-skinner-street

Our children and families come first and we are passionately committed to giving our young people the best education possible in the formative stages of their lives. At Oasis Academy Skinner Street we take great pride in our students, we aspire to create opportunities for them to flourish academically and to form their good character.

When our students leave us, we want them to be self-confident, to know how to build and sustain strong relationships, to have high aspirations and to have achieved their very best.
We want our students to embrace and contribute to the life of the school, both through their learning and by taking part in our extensive range of enrichment and leadership activities. We are proud of our partnership with parents and value their support to fulfil our vision.

We want every student to enjoy their time with us and to leave with fond memories that they will cherish forever. Our children leave us prepared for responsible adulthood taking with them principled values that will impact positively on their own lives, and those of others, to make for a better world.

Our vision for the school is summed up as Inspire, Challenge and Achieve.

Inspire – every member of Oasis Academy Skinner Street to take every opportunity in and out of the classroom to learn and flourish.

Challenge – everyone to be the best they can be.

Achieve – success in all aspects of life.

We look forward to welcoming you to our family.

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