Olive Academies

Who we are

About OA – North View

Just forty minutes from central London by train, OA – North View is a brand new SEMH provision, which is due to open in September 2025. This school will support up to 30 learners with social, emotional and mental health needs, providing a broad and balanced curriculum.

Alongside this, we will also offer bespoke support for our pupils’ mental health and wellbeing and help for pupils to understand themselves and their emotions. We will be driven by a fully-inclusive philosophy and we want to empower our learners to realise their full potential so that they can take their space successfully in the wider community. We will:

• give pupils real-world experiences

• deliver outstanding learning and teaching

• offer rigorous and high–quality critique and feedback of pupils’ work

• develop dynamic leadership – including staff and pupil leadership

• maintain a culture of respect

• create a pathway to post-16 education, employment or training

This is your chance to improve the education, and lives, of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in Tilbury, Essex.

If you have the experience and enthusiasm to make a lasting difference to the pupils we support, we would love to hear from you.

Thank you for your interest.

Kerry Geary
Head of School

Our culture and values

We employ over 120 members of staff, who all contribute to the success of our academies and the OA network as a whole. From teachers, trustees and senior leaders to administrators and support staff, everyone has a crucial role to play.
We truly value our staff and care about the support and development opportunities that are in place to help individuals fulfil their role. We actively encourage continuous professional development (CPD) and support our staff to participate in CPD activities, as well as providing a bespoke career pathway programme. We offer flexible working arrangements, provide numerous wellbeing initiatives and a well-rounded benefits package.
Working in alternative provision can be challenging but is also incredibly rewarding; this is your chance to play a part in improving the education and lives of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in the country.