Teacher Main Pay Scale

Fir Bank Primary School, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6SJ

31 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  14 October 2026

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £32916 - £45352

Teacher Main Pay Scale job summary

Role: Classroom Teacher (Year 4)

Location: Fir Bank Primary School, Grasmere Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6SJ

Hours: Full Time

Salary: MPS

Employment type: Temporary (Maternity Cover)

Start Date: 14th October 2026

We are looking for an outstanding classroom teacher who will bring their expertise and forward thinking, to our thriving, happy school. We are a respected one-form entry primary and nursery school positioned at the heart of our community. We are a school part of The Oak Trust, a Multi Academy Trust which creates an all-through MAT from 3 – 18 years.

The successful candidates will:

· Be excellent classroom practitioners with experience in all Key Stages

· Be imaginative, creative and can use this to build a curriculum that engages and challenges our children

· Have proven high standards of teaching and learning and is eager to work as part of a team to improve their practice and help every child reach their full potential

· Have excellent classroom organisation and behavior management skills

· Have a passion for education and has the ability to inspire and motivate our children

· Be able to support children, of all abilities, through inclusive practice

· Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

We can offer:

· An opportunity to work for a ‘Good’ school as rated by Ofsted, committed to excellence.

· An enthusiastic, hardworking and supportive team of leadership and staff

· Friendly children who are eager, love challenge and are ready to learn

· Excellent professional development opportunities

· An inclusive and positive ethos

As well as offering you a competitive salary, we also provide free on-site parking and a range of wellbeing support, including access to employee counselling. Located at the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.

Have you got the desire, experience and ambition to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries are welcome by contacting Fir Bank Primary School on Tel: 0161 624 5977 or Email: info@firbank.oldham.sch.uk. Please apply via this portal, Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: noon 5th October 2026

Fir Bank Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure and pre-employment checks.

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 Fir Bank Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 238 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Fir Bank Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fir-bank-primary-school

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