Key Role Information

Salary
£32916 - £45352
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
20/04/2026 00:00
Interview
29 April 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Teacher Main | M1 - M6
Department
The Oak Trust
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Classroom Teacher

 

        Role: Classroom Teacher

        Location: Thorp Primary School, Westerdale Drive, Royton, Oldham, OL2 5TY

        Hours: Full Time

        Salary: MPS/UPS

        Employment type: Permanent

        Start Date: September 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 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 phone Thorp Primary School on 0161 823 0520 Please apply via this portal, Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.



Closing date: noon Monday 20th April 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)

Thorp Primary School

Lisa Graham

info@thorpschool.uk

Westerdale Drive
Royton
Royton
Oldham
OL2 5TY
Lisa Graham
info@thorpschool.uk

Safeguarding Information

The Oak Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


Any offer of employment will be subject to checks being carried out in order to ensure that you are not subject to a prohibition order or an interim prohibition order.


I understand that if shortlisted, the Trust may carry out an online search as part of their due diligence (KCSIE 2024, paragraph 221). This is to help identify any incidents or issues that may have happened and are publicly available online. I understand that any concerns will be explored at interview.


As an applicant it is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, schools and colleges if you are barred from engaging in such activity.



All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, the amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all convictions, cautions, reprimands or final warnings that are not “protected” prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. 

 

Please note that a conviction will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining employment.