Teacher

Thorp Primary School, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 5TY

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  18 June 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  9 June 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: 32916.00

Teacher job summary

 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 an excellent classroom practitioner
• 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 behaviour 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

 Have you got the desire to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to info@thorpschool.uk or please 0161 823 0520. Please submit your application through our vacancies portal, Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: noon Thursday 18th June 2026

 

Thorp 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. The school will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’ (para 221)

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.

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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 Thorp Primary School

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Thorp Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorp-primary-school-oldham

We are a ‘Good’ school with a one-form entry primary and nursery school positioned at the heart of our community. Thorp primary school is a small school with big ideas.
We are part of the Oak Trust for Inspirational Learning and Leadership, which
creates an all-through MAT from 3 – 18 years.

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