Start Date:  September 2026

Salary:  MPS/UPS

Contract:  Full Time - Permanent

We welcome applications from ECTs

About Us

Oldbury Academy is a large secondary school, serving ca 1400 11-16 year olds and is part of the Stour Vale Academy Trust. Ofsted inspected our school in December 2021 and judged us to be ‘GOOD’ in all categories.  Ofsted concluded that “pupils at this school receive a good education” and “it is well led and school leaders are committed to further improvements”.

Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in our community.  We have friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational experiences and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child at our school. 

 The Role

We seek to appoint a professional, enthusiastic and inspirational Maths teacher, who will make a substantial contribution to the further development of this ‘GOOD’ school.  You will have the qualities to motivate and inspire our students, strong classroom management skills, and the ability to achieve the best possible outcomes for our students.   

 Early Career Teachers are most welcome to apply for this role.   

 Our ideal candidate will:  

•            Follow our evidence informed teaching and learning classroom routines  
•            Follow our schemes of work for all teaching groups 
•            Mark student work in accordance with the faculty marking policy  
•            Have the highest expectation of student performance at an individual level  
•            Maintain high standards of planning, organisation and administration  
•         Contribute to the continual development of our Mathematics Curriculum, engaging in professional discourse and wider reading to identify and address areas for improvement  

 What we can offer you:  

•           Centralised resourcing and access to a range of resources from Mathspad,  Go Teach Maths, Mathsbox and Twinkl.
•            A carefully considered marking policy with well-being in mind. This includes one marking window per half term and whole-class approaches to feedback. 
•            Self-marked, retrieval based Homework using the Sparx maths online platform.
•            Tailored and subject-specific CPD to support with teaching outside of your specialism up to and including GCSE.
•            A fully resourced programme of study, incorporated into the overall Mathematics Scheme of Work. 
•            Working alongside a team of 16 fantastic Mathematics teachers and 2 academic support coach who are committed to accelerating attainment in Mathematics.
•           Teaching in groups set by ability from Year 7 through to Year 11 – with fluid movement allowed throughout their curriculum journey.   

Additional Information

For an informal discussion please contact Mr Ben Millington (Head of Faculty)  b.millington@oldburyacademy.org.uk

Early Careers Teachers may be eligible for the government funded Targeted Retention Incentive payment for school teachers due to the location of Oldbury Academy (or school).  The current retention incentive payment for 2025/26 is £6,000 for Oldbury Academy (this will change in 2026/27). Please see following link for further information   https://www.gov.uk/guidance/targeted-retention-incentive-payments-for-school-teachers 

CLOSING DATE:  9.00am Monday 9th March 2026 

For further information regarding Oldbury Academy please see our website: https://oldburyacademy.com  

Please note we are unable to accept CVs as an application for any of our vacancies.

Stour Vale Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.

We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.