Class Teacher - Reception

Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 9NS

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  21 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Class Teacher - Reception job summary

Shape the Future: Reception Teacher Opportunity

Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School is searching for a visionary teacher to join our high-performing Reception team. If your professional goal is to secure the absolute best start for every child, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a creative, ambitious, and high-impact practitioner driven by results and passion. You must be an expert in delivering exceptional teaching and learning across all curriculum areas, viewing every second in the classroom as a critical moment for growth. Success in this role demands outstanding behaviour management, excellent communication skills, and a genuine commitment to becoming an active, positive member of our diverse school community.

Your Impact Profile: Skills We Value

We seek highly effective, inspirational Class Teachers who are:

• Proven Performers: Exceptional Class Teachers with demonstrable success in primary education.
• Curriculum Architects: Skilled in planning and delivering exciting, challenging, and deeply engaging lessons.
• Collaborative Drivers: Proactive team players who are committed to raising standards across the entire school.
• Self-Motivated & Passionate: Possessing an unwavering dedication to the craft of teaching and professional excellence.
• Calm, Creative & Organised: Individuals who can navigate the complexities of a large school with composure, creativity, and a positive outlook.

Why Haydon Abbey? The Benefits of Joining Us

We invest in our staff, ensuring you feel supported, valued, and empowered:

• A Truly Inclusive Community: A school environment defined by strong, shared values and a genuine sense of belonging.
• Eager & Deserving Pupils: Enthusiastic children who are ready to absorb the best education you can provide.
• Dedicated Team: Work alongside a hardworking and dedicated staff focused on collective success.
• Supportive Leadership: An encouraging leadership team that champions your wellbeing and growth.
• Sector-Leading CPD: Access to outstanding professional development opportunities to propel your career.

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 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: View Ofsted report
• School website: Haydon Abbey School and Pre-School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/haydon-abbey-school-and-pre-school

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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