Communication and Interaction Unit - Class Teacher

Overstone Combined School, Wing, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NY

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS depending on experience
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS depending on experience

Communication and Interaction Unit - Class Teacher job summary

Overview

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic teacher to join Overstone Combined School from September 2026 to teach the second class in The Orchard, our Communication and Interaction Unit. The unit opened in November 2025 and we are now looking to open the second classroom for the next 6 children from the start of the next academic year.

The role is a permanent full-time post with salary on Main Pay Scale/Upper Scale, depending on experience.

Term time only

Salary details: MPS/UPS depending on experience

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time, 5 Days per Week

Closing date: Friday 8th May - 9.00am. The school reserves the right to appoint prior to the closing date.

Interviews to be held: Interviews will be made by individual arrangement.

About us

Overstone Combined School is a single form entry primary school set in the Buckinghamshire village of Wing. We now have the wonderful addition of The Orchard, our new communication and interaction unit. The school also has excellent facilities including a large school field, spacious classrooms and an outstanding forest school. The school is conveniently located between Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury, 10 minutes from Leighton Buzzard train station and 30 minutes from the M1.

About the role

Please refer to the candidate pack

Other information

Please see the attached Candidates Pack for full person specification and job description. If you would like any more information, or want to arrange a visit or have an informal conversation with our Headteacher or The Orchard lead teacher, please contact our school business manager, Kim Warren, on sbm@overstone-wing.org

To apply for this role, please complete the application form and submit it along with a personal statement explaining why you are the right candidate for this post.

Overstone Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school expects all staff to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. Online searches will be carried out as part of our diligence checks on shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent convictions and conditional cautions

All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

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
• 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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