Is our Primary Teacher at Oasis Academy Short Heath, the role for you?
You’ll be joining us at Oasis, a large established Trust of 55 Academies but we're MORE than a MAT. We're here to support our communities and to address those barriers to education for our students.
By joining us at Short Heath, you'll be joining a Good and oversubscribed Academy where "staff enjoy working in a close-knit team and know their workload and well-being are always considered by leaders." Ofsted 2024 This is something we're really proud of and hope shows our commitment to our staff. As part of your development you'll be ably supported with excellent training and professional development opportunities to progress your career & develop your expertise. We believe we offer opportunities that others don't have.
Ultimately, we hope you'll want this role as you will make a real difference to our students lives.
Want to make a difference whilst being supported by colleagues? Then we'd love to hear from you.
About our Primary Teacher (ks2 focus) vacancy
We are looking for a teacher to come and join us initially working in Year 5 or year 6. Regardless of your level of experience we have a great support network both in our Academy and as part of Oasis that really offers unrivalled access to subject and education specialists. Love technology? Benefit from all of our students having an Ipad and us leading the way in educational pedagogy.
About Short Heath Academy
You’ll be joining an Academy where relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We do not have a large turnover of staff at Oasis Academy Short Heath and this is a reflection of this. We're very proud of our students who are always central to every decision we make. We strive to provide opportunities for our families to work in partnership with us and run a variety of events throughout the year.
"Pupils work together very well in lessons. They display very positive attitudes to their learning and the subjects they study." Ofsted 2024.
We have great facilities at Short Heath including our own allotments, a polytunnel and Forest School. We'd encourage you to come across and have a look and details for this are further below!
What will you get in return?
Salary MPS 1-6 or UPS 1-3
Continued professional development & training
Wider Oasis Community Learning benefits portal including health & dental cover & discounts at leading companies
An opportunity to really make a difference to our students and families lives.
About Oasis Community Learning
The overall vision for every part of Oasis is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. Delivering first-class, innovative education is part of the work we do as we seek to grow an Oasis Hub in every area where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.
Next steps
Informal visits are welcome and encouraged.
To register please contact Oasis Academy Short Heath and ask for Debbie Allen and leave your name, current role and contact details and we'll sort a time to accommodate.
Recruitment timeline
We are looking to get the right candidate in post for September. We actively encourage early applications, and the position will close on Sunday 17th May 2026. Shortlisting will take place on Monday 18th May 2026 with interviews and lesson observations on Thursday or Friday 21st or 22nd. Invites to interview will go out following shortlisting.
Short Heath Primary 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.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.