SEN Class Teachers - Chiltern Wood School
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We have 2 vacancies for Class Teachers within our school, at our lovely Downley site, working with children with severe and complex learning difficulties.
We welcome applications from those who have previously taught in mainstream schools, unqualified and ECT.
Salary: MPS/UPS + SEN allowance
Contract: 1 x permanent role plus 1 x FTC
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 9am 27/11/26
Interviews: 01/12/26
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, Downley and Studley Green. 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
Our Downley site caters for pupils with a range of special educational needs from profound and multiple learning difficulties, complex medical needs and severe learning difficulties with communication, physical and sensory needs. We pride ourselves on building positive relationships with our pupils, their families and supporting professionals to enable communication, physical, social and emotional development for each individual. We have extensive facilities on site to support this development and provide learning opportunities through a variety of experiences, lessons and routines.
We have one Class Teacher vacancy within our Gemstones department, KS1/2, as well a Class Teacher on a FTC until July 2027 which will support multiple classes across our Downley site.
Please see attached Job description for further information.
About you
We welcome applications from those who have previously taught in mainstream schools, unqualified and Early Careers Teachers.
- Be responsible for the learning and achievement of all pupils in the class/es ensuring equality of opportunity for all
- Be responsible and accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct
- Treat pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position
- Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils
- Act within, the statutory frameworks, which set out their professional duties and responsibilities
- Take responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school
Other information
Please refer to our website Vacancies — Chiltern Wood School for more information and job descriptions for each role.
All applications to be made via My New Term please.
Class Teacher - Gemstones - Downley at Chiltern Wood School: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110578/EDV-2026-CWS-21513
Class Teacher - FTC at Chiltern Wood School: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110578/EDV-2026-CWS-95290
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.
