18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    7 November 2025 at 11am

  • Date listed

    20 October 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full-time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher job summary

Ready to make a real difference in children's lives?

Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and ambitious practitioner to join our dynamic reception team. We are driven by a singular goal: securing the best possible outcomes for every pupil. If you are passionate about inspiring children to achieve their absolute best within a positive, nurturing environment, this is your opportunity.

We are looking for a teacher who is committed to delivering exceptional teaching and learning across all curriculum areas. You'll need to be a creative, high-impact practitioner with outstanding behaviour management skills, dedicated to ensuring every second counts in the classroom. You must be personable, possess excellent communication skills, and genuinely embrace our vibrant, diverse school community.

What We're Looking For

We need a highly effective and inspirational teachers who are:

  • Exceptional Class Teachers with a proven track record of highly effective primary teaching.
  • Skilled Planners capable of designing and delivering exciting, engaging, and challenging lessons.
  • Proactive Team Players who thrive on collaboration and are committed to driving whole-school improvement.
  • Inspirational & Self-Motivated practitioners with an undeniable passion for teaching and learning.
  • Knowledge and understanding of early years foundtation teaching to help nurture and develop a child's abilities, knowledge and skills
  • Creative, Calm, and Organised individuals who bring a unique personality and sense of humour to the complexities of a large, busy school environment.

What We Offer You

Join a community where you are supported, valued, and empowered:

  • A warm, welcoming, and truly inclusive school community with strong, shared values.
  • Enthusiastic pupils who are eager to learn and truly deserve the very best you can offer.
  • A hardworking, dedicated team committed to collective success.
  • A supportive and encouraging leadership team.
  • Outstanding CPD opportunities to fuel your professional growth.

Benefits & Well-being

We invest in our staff's career and well-being:

  • Professional Development: Excellent CPD and training to continually expand your skills.
  • Exclusive Discounts: Access to Blue Light Card, Discounts for Teachers, and Bucks Employment perks.
  • Comprehensive Well-being Support: Including a dedicated Mental Health Ambassador and an Employee Assistance Package (offering counselling, legal advice, and more for you and your family).
  • Security: Teachers Pension and sickness schemes.

Next Steps

We encourage all interested candidates to visit our school to find out more!

To book a visit or for an informal discussion, please contact the school office or email: office@haydonabbey.bucks.sch.uk.

We review applications and conduct interviews on a rolling basis. Please apply without delay as the job posting may be closed once a suitable candidate is selected.

Safeguarding Statement:

Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and operate safer recruitment practices including online checks.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We also conduct online reviews of all successful candidates.

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.

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About Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
536 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 11
Ofsted report
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Come and join our team at Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School, a very popular and oversubscribed school in the heart of Aylesbury. We are seeking an inspirational KS2 Class teacher committed to developing self-confident and independent children

Why Join us?
• A large, diverse school with a welcoming and friendly atmosphere
• A positive and happy workplace committed to a good work/life balance
• Inclusive to all, providing a high quality, broad and balance curriculum
• Well-resourced across all areas of the curriculum, including a forest school, sports MUGA and wildlife garden
• A wonderful well-stocked library and outdoor reading huts to encourage a love of reading
• Excellent record of developing staff at all stages of their careers with high-quality tailored professional development

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