Class Teacher - Chilternwood School
Location: Buckinghamshire
Overview
We have a vacancy for a teacher in our school – working with children with severe and complex learning difficulties, including those with medical conditions.
We welcome applications from those who have previously taught in mainstream schools, ECTs and UQTs
Term time only: Yes
Salary Type: MPS/UPS
Salary details: £30,000 - £46,535
Contract type: Temporary/Permanent
Hours: 32.5
Closing date: 01/12/2025 00:00
Interviews to be held: w/c 6th December 2024
About us
Chiltern Wood School is a Special School currently supporting over 200 students ranging from ages 3 to 19 years, located across three sites in Cressex, Studley Green and Downley. We offer the opportunity to become part of a team of caring professionals, contributing purposefully to meeting the special educational needs of children in the High Wycombe area. You will be well supported by welcoming and knowledgeable staff within a well-run, hard-working school which holds as its core value the wellbeing of its pupils, parents and staff.
Website: https://www.chilternwood.bucks.sch.uk/
About the role
We have an opportunity for a class teacher to work in our secondary department for pupils with complex learning, social and sensory needs.
The successful candidate will have a strong desire to work with pupils with high needs, that are also extremely rewarding. They will have an understanding of how to build positive relationships with pupils, their families and supporting professionals. Our secondary departments have a strong emphasis on “learning for life” and preparing the children for early adulthood. Communication, regulation and life skills are at the core of our curriculum.
For further information please see attached Job description.
About you
As a school, we strive to continually improve our teaching and learning offer, and aim to secure only the very best outcomes for our pupils through high quality provision and practice. Visits to the school are keenly encouraged and a discussion with a senior leader is highly recommended. Please contact the school to arrange a tour.
We are ideally looking for someone to join our team at the start of the Spring term, though applicants available from February 2025 will also be considered.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.
Tel No: 01494 532621
Email: [email protected]
Please apply via My New Term:
https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110578/EDV-2024-CWS-56518
https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110578/EDV-2024-CWS-69029
Applications through My New Term only – CVs will not be accepted. We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications
Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full vetting checks, including a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level, online searches and satisfactory references.
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.
