Is our Principal at Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infant and Junior School , the role for you?
- You’ll be joining a large established Trust of 54 Academies with support and systems in place & a strong track record of putting exceptional education at the heart of our communities. You won't work in isolation, we are a real team.
- You’ll be joining a Good Academy where “behaviour is impeccable, pupils are friendly and welcoming & a calm and purposeful atmosphere permeates the school.” Ofsted 2025. We have really strong foundations in place at Blakenhale and this is a great opportunity to guide us on the next step of our journey.
- As a founding member of the NioT, benefit from excellent training and professional development opportunities to continue to progress your Senior leadership career. Many of our staff continue to progress into National roles at Oasis.
- Join an Academy where our mission is to ensure we provide a rich educational experience to ensure that every child and young person has the opportunity to achieve at the highest level.
If you share our vision and our values resonate then please read on!
About our Principal Role
A bit cliche I admit but this really is a great opportunity to join Oasis Blakenhale Infant & Junior school as our Principal.
Why you may ask? and that's a great question! Firstly from a career perspective you are joining at a great time. This is a "good academy" and we're rightly proud of the excellent behaviour shown by our students and the positive attitudes shown to their learning. It's a great position to be in and to build further from. In terms of facilities you'll see that we're a large primary school with a range of great spaces to be able to utilise. You'll also be joining us as part of the Oasis family and we really are a family. You won't just do things in isolation here, you have a team of experienced staff in place all helping to ensure we offer the best opportunities ultimately to our pupils and communities.
You'll be key in the next step of our journey which will see all pupils exceling academically and going on a journey of personal growth and talent discovery and going on to be citizens who can contribute meaningfully to their communities. We've been expertly guided recently by our interim Principal but now is the right time to find our new permanent Principal.
About Oasis Blakenhale Infant & Junior Academy
You’ll be joining a large Academy with great facilities and outdoor space, access to community hub and where every child has their own iPad. On Friday’s we run a collapsed timetable where enrichment is at the heart of the curriculum, there’s a huge variety of activities and clubs for our students to get involved in and this is something we’re proud of.
What's important to us?
Someone who can connect with our ethos and our 9 habits and ensure that children and staff being the best versions of their professional selves are at the heart of all decision making.
What you'll get in return
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 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 to meet Sasha Paterson (Interim Principal) are welcomed and encouraged. These are on Tuesday Tuesday 15th July at 4:00 PM at Blakenhale Infant & Junior School, Blakenhale Road, Birmingham B33 0UN
To register please contact the academy and leave your name, number and current role. Should these times not work , please do reach out and we will do our utmost to accommodate you elsewhere where viable.
Recruitment timeline
We are looking to get the right candidate in role for January 2026. We actively encourage early applications, and position will close on 1st September . Shortlisting will commence on 8th September with interviews on 18th September.
Blakenhale Junior School 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.
