Oldbury Academy
Oldbury Academy is a happy and vibrant school where we aim to provide an excellent education for all pupils living in the local community. We have a friendly, committed and caring staff, all of whom endeavour to provide the finest educational support and a wide range of exciting opportunities for every child.
The school is an 11-16 mixed academy with approximately 1400 pupils. Oldbury Academy is an Ofsted-rated Good school.
For more information about the school, please visit our website at https://oldburyacademy.com
About our school experience
- Details
- We offer full or half-day experiences matched to the subject (or subjects) that candidates are interested in potentially teaching. Opportunities to interact with pupils, see how specific subjects are taught, and to learn about the teacher training process are all provided.
- Start and finish times
-
08:15 to 15:30
- Flexible
We offer full or half-day experiences.
- Dress code
-
Business dress, Cover up tattoos
- Teacher training
-
Oldbury Academy forms part of Stour Vale, the University of Worcester's regional teacher training Hub. We offer a variety of PGCE courses for both Primary and Secondary and work with a wide range of partnership schools spread across Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire, and part of South Shropshire and North Worcestershire For further information, please visit our website:
Links to more information about our school
- Oldbury Academy website
- Oldbury Academy Get Information About Schools
- Ofsted report: Oldbury Academy
- Performance information: Oldbury Academy
- Teacher training: Oldbury Academy
Entry requirements
You must:
- Must not have been accepted onto another teacher training course
- Must have a degree
- They must live within 12 miles of the school
- Photo identification: Passport or driving licence
- DBS check required
-
No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.
Placement availability
You can request experience with this school and they will contact you when they have availability.
- School experience type
- In school
Location
- Address
- Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE
- Parking
-
Yes - on site parking provided
We have a large visitor car park which can be accessed from Pound Lane.
- School phases
- Secondary (11 to 16)
- Subjects
-
- Art and design
- Biology
- Business studies
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Dance
- English
- Geography
- History
- Maths
- Music
- Physical education
- Physics
- Religious education