Key Stage 1 Class Teacher - Drayton Parslow Village School

Overview

On behalf of the staff, children and Governors, we’d like to thank you for your interest in the post of KS1 Class Teacher at The Three Schools. We’re looking for someone special, someone who appreciates that we put children at the heart of all we do, that understands that happy children are successful children and who will embrace the challenge of leading across three schools!

We seek a dynamic and inspirational teacher to build on the successes achieved by our current leadership team. We are proud of our good OFSTED ratings (2018, 2019, 2022 and 2024) and our excellent SIAMS ratings in 2024.

We are looking for an excellent communicator who will work alongside our team to build meaningful relationships within the school and in the wider community. Our chosen candidate will embrace and contribute to the essential Christian ethos of the schools, while respecting and valuing those of all faiths and world views.

Our children are lively and inquisitive with a strong sense of personal responsibility linked to our Christian values. With their parents and carers, they take pride in the school and its achievements. Supporting them are a dedicated and talented staff team who have real aspirations for the children they teach and for their own professional development.

As Governors, we have high expectations of our teaching team and work hard to support them in providing a safe, caring and outstanding learning environment.

Salary: M1 – M6, Salary and grade - Standard national scale in line with the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document

Start date: The successful applicant would take up the post on 1st September 2026.

Contract: Fixed Term for 1^st year then Permanent

Hours: Full Time or Part Time

Shortlisting: Candidates will be informed by Monday 15^th June 2026

Closing date: Applications must be received no later than 12 noon on Friday 12^th June 2026.

Interviews: Will take place on Wednesday 17^th June 2026.

About us

At The Three Schools, we encourage our children to challenge themselves without fear of failure, to try new things and be open to a wide range of experiences: to join the band, sing in a choir, compete in sports events, build racing cars, become eco-warriors, stare at the stars with astronomers, crawl through trenches like the soldiers in WW2, perform Shakespeare on stage and embrace every opportunity that life throws at them! Learning at our infant schools is rooted in first-hand experience: when trips to the Post Office, the farm, the shops and the zoo are the stimulus for the week ahead. We get dirty at Forest School but wash our hands before baking, and we learn to work hard in all that we do.

The adventure continues at our junior school with art and music delivered by enthusiastic specialists (imagine 30 violins played at once), children running the daily mile, taking advantage of meditation club, or the opportunity to sing at the Royal Albert Hall or the O2, not to mention bridge jumping on the Devon Coast.

Happy children are successful children and we focus on creating an inspiring, nurturing learning adventure where each and every child is listened to, and understood, so that they can flourish. We support our children to embrace skills which will prepare them for lifelong learning, equipping them with resilience and self-discipline so that they have the confidence and ability to think for themselves and overcome challenges they may face.

Our School Christian Values:

The Christian character, ethos and values of our Church schools contribute to the academic achievement, personal development and well-being of all learners, regardless of their ability or background. Through the distinctively Christian character of our schools, we develop children's understanding of our Christian values; Honesty Respect Forgiveness and Love

Honesty (Hebrews 6:18) "So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.”

Respect (Matthew 7:12) “So in everything, do to others, what you would have them do to you.”

Forgiveness (Colossians 3:13) "Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you must also forgive others."

Love (John 4:8, 16). “Love is both what God is and what he has done; God always acts in love.”

Kingfishers Pre-School: Kingfishers Preschool can be found in purpose-built facilities in the grounds of Mursley CE School, offering provision for children from the age of 2 until they move to their chosen school.

Mursley CE School & Drayton Parslow Village School: At our infant sites, we aim to give children an excellent start to their education and learning adventure.

Our experienced teachers deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum which is broad, balanced, progressive and creative. Our curriculum is designed to equip our children with the knowledge and skills they will need to become global citizens, addressing individual children’s needs and interests so that they are confident, well prepared and highly motivated learners.

We cater for children between four and seven years old, after which the vast majority of our pupils move on to Swanbourne CE Junior School.

Swanbourne CE School: At our Junior School, we build on the solid foundations laid at Drayton Parslow and Mursley and the knowledge-rich education we provide is broad, balanced and relevant, enabling pupils to discover their full range of talents and develop a range of skills and interests.

Website: https://www.threeschools.org/

About the role

Responsible to: Headteacher, Governing Body

Supervisory responsibility - The postholder may be responsible for the supervision of the work of teaching assistants.

Main purpose of the job

• To offer all learners an effective education in a stimulating environment, which provides equality of opportunity for all
• To deliver the National Strategies as relevant to the age and ability group/subject, other relevant initiatives and the school’s own schemes of work
• To work in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies
• To be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

Duties and responsibilities

All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a class teacher as set out in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions document. At this school the following areas have been highlighted as being of particular importance.

Teaching

• Be a positive role model in terms of behaviour, work and attitudes
• Set high expectations of work and behaviour in the class and all other areas of the school
• Plan for progression across the age and ability range you teach, designing effective lessons/programmes of work in accordance with the needs of individual learners
• Teach challenging, well organised lessons, using an appropriate range of teaching strategies which meet individual learners’ needs
• Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives and monitoring learners’ progress and levels of attainment
• Provide timely, accurate and constructive feedback on learners’ attainment, progress and areas for development
• Deliver the National Strategies as relevant to the age and ability group/subject that you teach, other relevant initiatives and the school’s own schemes of work

Other

• Carry out playground and other duties as directed and within the remit of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document
• Communicate and consult with the parents/carers of learners
• Communicate and co-operate with any relevant external bodies
• Be fully conversant with the school’s procedures and policies

Performance management

• Participate fully with arrangements made in accordance with the revised Performance Management Regulations 2012

Professional development

• Regularly review the effectiveness of your teaching and assessment procedures and its impact on pupils’ progress, attainment and well-being, refining your approaches where necessary
• Be responsible for your own continuous professional development and participate fully in training and development opportunities identified by the school or as developed as an outcome of your performance management

Health and well-being

• Establish a purposeful and safe learning environment for learners
• Manage learners’ behaviour constructively by establishing and maintaining a clear and positive framework for discipline, in line with the school’s behaviour policy
• Use a range of behaviour management techniques and strategies adapting them as necessary to promote self-control and independence of all learners
• Raise all concerns regarding the behaviour, progress or welfare/child protection of any learner with the appropriately identified person
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school

About you

Qualifications:

• Qualified teacher status
• Degree
• Evidence of commitment to own professional development
• Proven excellence as a classroom teacher
• Working within a team

Experience: 

• Exceptional class teacher or trainee with a track record of highly effective teaching in KS1 classes.
• A good understanding of the EYFS/KS1 curriculums.
• Ability to work well with parents and carers
• Able to motivate pupils with a commitment to using inclusion strategies to maximize the potential of all pupils.

Skills and Knowledge:

• High quality standards in learning and teaching
• Inclusion and strategies for engaging all learners
• What constitutes appropriate and successful relationships with children
• Achieving and sustaining high standards
• Up to date with current developments in curriculum and initiatives
• Using a positive approach to promote learning and excellent behaviour
• Confident and competent user of ICT
• The National Curriculum and its assessment
• Principles underlying excellence and enjoyment in education

For further information please see attached document. 

Other information

You are strongly encouraged to visit the schools prior to making your application; please contact the Drayton Parslow School office on 01296 720306 or email on [email protected]

Apply using the Buckinghamshire County Council teaching personnel application form provided.

Your completed application should be emailed to [email protected]

Shortlisted candidates will be advised on the range of tasks and activities that will make up the selection process. Please confirm your availability to attend this day.

The Three Schools provide a safe and secure environment for pupils to learn. The schools and their Governors are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and operate a strict Safeguarding Policy, with procedures being rigorously and consistently applied. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate a commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people at all times.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any offer of employment will be subject to 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.