Class Teacher (KS2) - Highworth Combined School & Nursery

Overview

We’re on a mission to find innovative, evidenced based ways to improve our pupils’ life chances by raising outcomes whilst protecting our teachers from excessive work load. Can you help us?

If you have a track record of great practice, embrace change (but only where there is proven impact) and can form strong, successful relationships with children and adults alike, come and join us!

We are looking for full-time teachers to work within KS1 or KS2.

Start Date: September 2026

Salary: MPS or UPS dependent on experience and aptitude

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Closing date: 9.00am Monday, 11^th May. Please note applications are reviewed and interviews arranged upon receipt. We reserve the right to close the application period at any time.

About us

Why should you come to join us at Highworth?

• Exceptional progress and attainment for all our pupils
• We love and use: Rosenshine’s Principles; Why Don’t Student’s Like School? TLaC; StepLab; Instructional Coaching; a fully resourced knowledge based curriculum
• Children who are curious, respectful and well behaved (Ofsted say ‘across classes, behaviour is impeccable’)
• Kind, knowledgeable colleagues
• No planning required, but we will show you how to deliver each lesson to an exceptional standard
• Supportive parents, carers and governors
• Consideration of work life balance in everything that we do
• Once a term assessment and data drop
• Minimal marking; no homework; no unnecessary meetings
• 2 school rules: Be Kind; Work Hard
• Additionally Resourced Provision for hearing support
• Ofsted say we ‘might be outstanding’. See our latest report for why: https://www.highworth.bucks.sch.uk/web/february_2024_report/683277

Come and visit to find out more!

Our website: https://www.highworth.bucks.sch.uk/web

About the role

We are looking for someone who loves their job, is reflective and has a drive to get better at how they teach. Teaching and learning looks a bit different here (based on evidence, research and what cognitive science tell us about how to optimise learning), but we are ready to provide you with knowledge and skills you need to continually refine and improve your practice.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About you

• QTS
• Know, understand, appreciate and work within the well-established culture of the school
• An interest in cognitive science and what it tells us about how to optimise learning
• A relentless drive to improve practice as you come to learn about and understand the school’s very specific approach to curriculum and pedagogy
• Have high expectations of all learners and know how to use these to achieve the best possible outcomes for pupils
• Willing to embrace and fully participate in the school’s bespoke CPD processes
• Able to demonstrate that they can collaborate effectively with a year group colleague, staff in their phase and across the school
• Know that pupils demonstrating impeccable behaviour in class and around school is the responsibility of all staff, using the established procedures to support this expectation

Other information

Please come and visit us to find out more.

See applicant pack for Job Description, Person Specification, Well Being Charter and application form.

For more information please contact Mrs Maria Smith on 01494-525534 or email [email protected].

Completed application forms to Mrs Maria Smith as above.

Shortlisting completed, and interviews offered upon receipt of each application. We reserve the right to close the application process early if we find the right candidate.

Apply early if you don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.

Highworth Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be requested for the successful candidate.

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.