Class Teacher

Overstone Combined School, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0NY

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  22 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

Class Teacher job summary

Class Teacher required for January 2026

This post is a full time, permanent position.

Salary: Main Pay Scale or UPS, depending on experience.

The Governors and Headteacher of Overstone Combined School would like to appoint a class teacher, to join our friendly, popular school.

Are you a class teacher who:

• will inspire and motivate our learners?
• will make learning fun, exciting and challenging at the same time?
• is committed to inclusive education and raising standards?
• is able to work and communicate effectively with others?

We can offer:

• excellent training and CPD to develop your skills and career
• mentors to assist with teacher training
• a great staff team to work with
• governors who are passionate and committed to everyone in our school
• enthusiastic and motivated children
• support and guidance from a highly effective leadership team
• an opportunity to develop subject leadership across the whole school
• a commitment to supporting work/life balance

This is an excellent opportunity to join our school during an exciting phase in our development.

Overstone Combined School is a popular school with amazing facilities. We have superb outdoor sports facilities and our own forest area from which we run a successful forest school curriculum.

Applications welcome from ECT’s and experienced teachers. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you think this might be the job for you. If you have any questions, or would like a tour of the school please email Kim Warren at sbm@overstone-wing.org or telephone 01296 688799.

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification. To apply, please send your completed application form by email to sbm@overstone-wing.org

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 22nd October with interview dates to be confirmed. The school reserves the right to appoint before the closing date for the right candidate.

Overstone Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check and any offers will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Overstone Combined School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 179 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Overstone Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/overstone-combined-school

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