Oakley School
Quercus Way
Oakley Wood Road
Bishops Tachbrook
Warwickshire
CV33 9QE
Headteacher: S Kaye
Teacher of Performing Arts
1fte
Required from 1st September 2026
Oakley School is an all-through school on the edge of South Leamington in Warwickshire. We welcomed our first Year 7 cohort in September 2023 and first Reception cohort in September 2024; we continue to welcome a new group every year until the school is complete up to Year 11. We are committed to ensuring that we have a fantastic team of staff who share in a vision of educational excellence for the children, families and wider school community that we serve.
Oakley School provides a unique, once-in-a-career opportunity to join a growing school and contribute to its journey towards excellence. The right candidate will have a strong track record of achieving excellent outcomes for pupils, experience of working as part of a team to achieve the highest expectations, and a real passion for making a difference in the lives of young people.
What Oakley can offer:
- Our music department (recently awarded the Music Mark of Recognition 2025-26) is well resourced with a full mac-mini suite, full class sets of ukuleles, djembes, keyboards, samba kit, and a variety of percussion and other instruments. In addition to the main teaching space, there are 3 well-equipped practice rooms.
- Music classes are taught in smaller group sizes of approximately 22 pupils, leading to better engagement, learning, and musical outcomes.
- We offer peripatetic lessons, and we have a thriving school orchestra, choir, and musical culture. We work closely with Warwickshire Music, Leamington Music, and other providers, to offer a variety of extra-curricular musical opportunities for our pupils.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- a keen interest in extra-curricular activities, including productions, clubs, and performances.
- a commitment to high academic standards and rigorous teaching is essential within the thriving drama department
- we are looking for someone willing to go above and beyond to inspire creativity, confidence, and excellence in students.
- the role offers the opportunity to contribute to a vibrant school culture where drama is highly valued.
If you are:
- passionate about ensuring all pupils are able to achieve excellent outcomes
- keen to teach motivated and enthusiastic students
- really want to make a difference to the lives of young people
then this might be just the job for you! We would encourage you to apply to join us at our caring and friendly school. All applications are via our online platform and can be found on the vacancies section of the Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust website www.stowevalleymat.com.
Please note that strong applications may be considered upon receipt.
If you would like to more about the school, or arrange a visit, please contact us to arrange a convenient time.
We are part of Stowe Valley MAT, which is led by Southam College. This has further enhanced our ability to offer inspirational and supportive leadership and CPD for all of our staff.
The school is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of young people. It expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure
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