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Full time Teacher (Maternity Cover)

Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9JT

21 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 December 2025

• Closing date

  3 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 01/12/25 - 31/12/26 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: MPS 1-6 dependent on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are interested in hearing from both existing teachers and ECTs. Our successful applicant will be:

- Passionate about making learning experiences exciting and memorable
- Determined to ensure that all children have the opportunity to make progress and to exceed national standards
- Someone with high expectations of their own and children’s performance
- Confident to engage with parents and develop positive home/school relationships
- A reflective practitioner who is always open to new initiatives
- A team player who is highly motivated, positive and enthusiastic
- Prepared to take an active part in the wider life of the school, willing to add something extra to the school community by sharing their talents
-Empathetic and able to support and promote our Christian ethos

Please see full job description and person specification for more details

What the school offers its staff

- A learning community where you are encouraged to innovate, think for yourself, try new ideas, make a difference and take on responsibility

- A dedicated, friendly and mutually supportive staff team

- Happy, enthusiastic and well behaved children who are keen to learn

- A school that is receptive to new ideas and values everyone

- High quality professional development opportunities

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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Job description - Teacher Sept 2025 maternity.pdf - 188 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 93 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School website
• Email address: office@bowbrickhillprimary.co.uk
• Phone number: 01908 373672
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bow-brickhill-cofe-va-primary-school

At Bow Brickhill CE Primary School, children are at the centre of everything that we do. We believe that every child is different, yet equally important and valued. Through our core Christian values of Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, Courage, Honesty and Forgiveness we have created a school that is an integral part of the community and where children are proud of their achievements and excel within a safe, happy and caring environment.

Our highly qualified and exceptionally committed staff recognise the importance of an engaging and challenging curriculum and work hard at providing a community where everyone is respected and listened to. We are proud that our pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and show respect and responsibility in their interactions with others.

We have very high expectations for everyone and aspire for Bow Brickhill CE Primary School to be an inspirational and exciting place to learn, where children and staff alike are motivated and strive to be the very best that they can be. Through a varied curriculum with high expectations, we aim to enable all our children to reach their full potential, giving them the confidence to explore new things, courage to learn from mistakes as well as the skills and knowledge they need to progress and prepare them for the future challenges and opportunities that life offers.

Arranging a visit to Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@bowbrickhillprimary.co.uk.

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