September 2025 - EYFS/KS1 Class Teacher - Newtown School
Location: Chesham
Overview
EYFS Class Teacher required for September 2025 - ECT and experienced teachers are welcome to apply
Our vibrant community school (Ofsted rated Good, last inspection March 2024) is looking for the right person, with the right ethos, to join our happy, forward thinking community. We are seeking to appoint a passionate educator who shares our values of caring, curiosity and courage as well as our commitment to nurturing lifelong learners.
Job Salary MPS/UPS with fringe allowance
Contract Type Permanent
Hours Full Time – September 2025
Closing Date for Applications Noon - Monday 28th April 2025
About us
At Newtown our values are caring, curiosity and courage. Newtown is a vibrant, innovative school set in the heart of the community it serves. The ethos of our two form entry school is welcoming, nurturing and enthusiastic. Our children are confident in their ability to learn, resilient and considerate of others.
We can offer:
- a nurturing and welcoming school community
- a talented, dedicated and caring teaching and support team
- an amazing group of children with a mix of abilities and cultures
- a parallel teacher to share the planning and support
- support in continuing professional development
- classrooms filled with laughter and a love of learning
Website: www.newtown.education
About the role
We are looking for a full time EYFS teacher to start in September 2025.
For more information please see the attached job description.
About you
You will have:
•an open, enquiring mind and be passionate about education
•the ability to work as part of a team, building excellent relationships with staff, parents and children
For further information please see the attached person specification.
Other information
Visits to the school are positively encouraged. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role please contact Pascha Adlam - 01494 783713
Completed application forms should be returned to: [email protected] by noon on Monday 28th April 2025. Interviews will be held on Friday 2nd May 2025.
Further details about Newtown School can be found on our website: www.newtown.education
Newtown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches will be done as part of due diligence checks and satisfactory references must be obtained before commencing work.
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 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
