Reception Class Teacher

Bearbrook Combined School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP19 7QP

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st January 2026 or sooner if possible!

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  9 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS. UPS will be considered for a strong candidate.
• Additional allowances:

  MPS. UPS will be considered for a strong candidate.

Reception Class Teacher job summary

Early Years Reception Teacher

Permanent

Full Time Early Years Reception Teacher

Salary: MPS. UPS will be considered for a strong candidate.
Required 1st January 2026 (or sooner if possible).

Bearbrook Combined School, Aylesbury, is a vibrant and welcoming primary school at the heart of a diverse community. Our vision is simple but powerful: to empower all to achieve and flourish on their journey to outstanding.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection (Dec 2023) captured what makes Bearbrook special: ‘Everyone is welcomed with a huge smile at Bearbrook and Staff, including those new to their career, are proud to work at Bearbrook. They are well supported by leaders within the school and trust. Staff speak positively about leaders prioritising the mental health and well-being of both staff and pupils’.

We are proud to be part of the Great Learners Trust (GLT), a dynamic multi-academy trust that offers collaboration, high-quality CPD, and career development opportunities.

The Role

We are looking for a passionate and creative Reception teacher who will give children the very best start to their education. Whether you are an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), this is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team where staff wellbeing and professional growth are genuinely prioritised.

As our new Reception teacher, you will:

• Put pupil achievement and wellbeing at the heart of everything you do.
• Bring energy, positivity and a love of Early Years learning.
• Build excellent relationships with pupils, families and colleagues.
• Model our school behaviour values of being Ready, Respectful and Safe.
• Have high expectations that every pupil can succeed.

What We Offer

• A warm, friendly, and inclusive school community where staff feel valued.
• Children who are enthusiastic, curious and eager to learn.
• Strong support for ECTs, including mentoring and reduced teaching load.
• A commitment to staff wellbeing and manageable workloads.
• Access to GLT’s high-quality CPD and opportunities to develop your career across the trust.

A member of staff who joined us recently said “Bearbrook is one of the friendliest schools I have ever worked in. Both the staff and the children made me feel so welcome. From the day I started I was made to feel part of a team”.

Next Steps

Come and Visit Us!

We warmly encourage prospective applicants to visit Bearbrook and see our school in action. A visit is the best way to experience our welcoming community, meet our fantastic children, and get a feel for what makes Bearbrook such a special place to work.

You’ll have the chance to:

• Tour our Early Years environment and wider school.
• Meet our co-headteachers and members of the team.
• Ask questions about the role and find out more about our vision.

To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01296 488331 and ask to speak with Marcus Faulkner or Katie Smith (Co-Headteachers). We’d be delighted to meet you.

To apply, please visit:

• Bearbrook School Website
• Great Learners Trust

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Interview date: To be confirmed.

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be required for the successful candidate. As part of our recruitment process, we will also carry out an online search as part of our due diligence.

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 Bearbrook Combined School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 505 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bearbrook Combined School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bearbrook-combined-school-aylesbury

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