About You

Are you a Maths teacher who believes every young person (regardless of background) deserves excellent teaching, strong relationships, and the opportunity to achieve?

Are you motivated by the challenge and privilege of working with vulnerable learners who may need your support the most?

If you are energised by high expectations, purposeful routines, and the challenge of turning "I can't do Maths" into "I can," we would be excited to welcome you into a team where your impact truly counts.

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Maths Teacher to join our team at The Oxford Academy. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people, using numeracy as a tool to unlock their future potential, particularly for those who face additional barriers to learning.

You will deliver high-quality, engaging lessons that de-mystify complex concepts and inspire confidence. By helping students conquer "maths anxiety," you will equip them with the problem-solving skills they need to achieve their full potential.

Working with a supportive and collaborative Maths department, you will contribute to a culture of high expectations and purposeful routines. You will help create an environment where logic, structure, and strong relationships enable both students and staff to thrive.

This role offers a chance to develop your subject pedagogy through coaching, bespoke CPD, and collaboration across a highly respected multi-academy trust. You will be part of a school committed to raising STEM aspirations, transforming outcomes, and ensuring that every student feels valued, supported, and mathematically confident.

Why Join Us

This is a particularly exciting and important moment to join our school. We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate professional with the expertise and determination to live out our values of ‘commitment to others, commitment to learning.’ These values shape everything we do and are reflected in the strong, supportive relationships across our community and in the purposeful learning culture we build for both students and staff.

Working with a large number of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, you will understand the impact that high expectations, consistency, and care can have on a young person’s life. You will be deeply committed to removing barriers, raising aspirations, and ensuring every student, regardless of their starting point, can succeed.

At The Oxford Academy, we believe education has the power to transform lives, families, and communities. We are proud of the difference we make every day, and we are looking for someone who shares our drive to ensure every student feels valued, challenged, and able to achieve their very best.

Our School

At The Oxford Academy, we offer pride, aspiration, and opportunity to every member of our community, with improved learning outcomes and a clear moral purpose. Many of our students face significant barriers, and we are committed to ensuring that both students and staff achieve highly through sustainable, meaningful improvements that make a real difference.

Do you want to work in a school that:

• Is friendly and community-centred, where staff genuinely feel part of a team?

• “The school is mindful of staff workload and well-being. It provides high-quality training and support. Staff recognise this and feel valued and respected.” (Ofsted 2023)

• Places staff well-being at the heart of everything we do, understanding that thriving staff create the best conditions for our most vulnerable learners to succeed.

• Employs a full-time Instructional Coach who works with staff to develop practice through specific teaching goals that maximise student learning.

• Has an ‘aspirational and appropriate curriculum for all’ (Ofsted 2023), designed to raise expectations and broaden horizons for every young person.

• Has students who behave well in lessons (Ofsted 2023), allowing teachers to teach and students to learn.

• Prioritises high-quality bespoke CPLD and collaboration opportunities across a successful and highly respected multi-academy trust, equipping staff with the expertise needed to transform outcomes for disadvantaged learners.

Community and Connection

The Oxford Academy is an important part of our local community and we are deeply committed to serving and reflecting the families we work with every day. Many of our students face significant challenges, and we know that strong relationships, trust, and local understanding make a real difference. That’s why we actively encourage people from our community (including parents, local residents, and those with strong ties to the area) to join our team.

For us, being part of the community goes far beyond geography. It is about building meaningful connections, understanding students’ lived experiences, and providing the support that helps them thrive. By welcoming local talent and colleagues who share our belief in removing barriers for disadvantaged young people, we ensure our values stay aligned with the aspirations of those we serve.

When you join The Oxford Academy, you are not just becoming part of our school, you are joining a team that cares deeply about its community and works tirelessly to improve life chances for all students, especially those who need us most.

We want every member of our community to feel safe, valued, and respected, not just as an expectation, but as a lived reality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone belongs, and we warmly welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds who share this commitment to equity and inclusion.

Employee Benefits

Health & Wellbeing

• Free annual flu vaccines

• Free onsite gym available for staff use

• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme

• 24-hour access to a free counselling helpline (including family and debt advice)

• Flexible working solutions

• Reduced teaching time

Financial

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme

• Eligible for a Blue Light Card - Hundreds of offers/discounts on local and national stores

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• The Oxford Academy sits outside the ring road and is less affected than other schools by the new Oxford Congestion Charge. We also offer ample onsite parking

• Staff house offering low cost housing for overseas teachers in their first year of employment

Career Progression

• Opportunities for CPLD both within The Oxford Academy and within the wider River Learning Trust

• Developmental performance management conversations

• Networking and development opportunities across the River Learning Trust

• Apprenticeship opportunities

• Investment in your career, internal and external talent solutions

The River Learning Trust

At RLT, we believe we achieve more together than alone. Our schools are united by shared principles, collaboration, and a belief in the power of education to change lives.

Our Vision: for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously, and sustainably — to be better faster together.

Our ‘Why’: children and young people only get one go at school — we aim to ensure it’s the best possible one.

Our ‘How’: through the highest support and challenge for each other, underpinned by shared principles.

Employees benefit from extensive continuing professional learning, strong wellbeing and staff networks, and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS). For more information, see our “Working in RLT” guide.

Safeguarding and Recruitment

The River Learning Trust and The Oxford Academy are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.   The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link  List of offences that are not filtered

Next Steps

We warmly encourage teachers considering an application to visit the school and see our community in action. A visit will give you the opportunity to meet staff, experience our learning environment, and gain a clear sense of the impact you can have here.

To arrange a visit, please contact our Reception team at enquiries@theoxfordacademy.org

.You can also find further information about The Oxford Academy on our website.

Final Note

The Oxford Academy has a strong track record of offering exceptional care and support to our students and their families. For a dedicated teacher, this is a unique opportunity to join a team deeply committed to securing the best outcomes for our most vulnerable learners; building the strong, trusting relationships that help them thrive both academically and personally.

Please note that we reserve the right to review applications and invite candidates to interview before the advertised closing date, and may make an early appointment for an exceptional teacher.