Reception Teacher - Castlefield School

Buckinghamshire Council; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Castlefield School in High Wycombe is seeking an enthusiastic Early Years teacher for a fixed-term, full-time role. You will join our busy EYFS team and help provide high-quality learning experiences for our 2–5s as they begin their school journey.

We value teamwork, strong planning, and a commitment to professional development, with opportunities to lead activities and contribute to school improvement. Visits to the school are encouraged and applicants from all backgrounds are welcome.

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to early years education and playful, child-centred learning.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in a busy primary setting.
• Excellent planning, delivery and assessment of EYFS outcomes.
• Willingness to engage in ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging EYFS lessons for 2–5s.
• Monitor and assess pupil progress and adapt teaching as needed.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support whole-school priorities.

Skills

EYFS

Teamwork

Creative learning

Assessment

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Do you have the courage to make a difference?

Are you a committed teacher with experience of teaching in Early Years?

If so, then we could be your next place of work!

Castlefield School is a large, diverse, forward thinking and highly successful primary school in High Wycombe.

We serve the children and families of Castlefield and High Wycombe and are situated within 5 minutes of Junction 4 of the M40.

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic and eager teacher to join our Early Years team. Applicants must have the ability to work as part of a team, a commitment to their own professional development and want to make a difference to our children’s lives.

Contract: Fixed term

Hours: Full time

About us

Welcome to Castlefield School. We are a large, vibrant, primary school offering high quality educational experiences to children aged between 2 and 11 years old. The pupils, staff and Governors are all very proud to be part of this highly successful school which sits at the heart of its local community.

Keeping the children at the centre of everything we do, we have undertaken many exciting changes over the past few years. These changes have significantly improved standards; ensuring all children make accelerated progress, leaving at the end of Year 6, in line with or above the National expectation and ready for their journey into the future.
As well as providing a high quality education and a wide range of stimulating and exciting opportunities, we also have high expectations in non-academic and extra-curricular areas. This ensures that each and every child can be a success and fulfil their potential.

• A professional, supportive and highly experienced team who want to make a difference
• A large, well resourced and carefully planned learning environment
• A commitment to your CPD and professional development
• Hard-working, well-behaved and enthusiastic pupils
• A genuine commitment to school improvement which supports a healthy work life balance
• Potential for a leadership role

For ECTs we also offer:

• A dedicated ECT mentor and a supportive phase leader and team
• Extended training opportunities with outstanding internal and external providers

For teachers with experience, you will have the opportunities to:

• Lead and manage
• Contribute towards the professional development of others
• Further develop your leadership style and behaviours

Please see attached Job description for further information.

About you

We are looking for:

• A strong classroom teacher, committed to providing high quality learning experiences for all children
• A passion for teaching in the EYFS
• Someone who is organised, enthusiastic and highly motivated
• Able to provide creative, enriching learning opportunities for our children
• Committed to raising standards and high expectations

The school has:

• A very professional, supportive team of colleagues who want to make a difference
• Friendly and enthusiastic pupils who make outstanding progress
• High aspirations for staff and pupils
• An ambitious, diverse school community with enthusiastic colleagues and supportive Governors and parents/carers

Please see attached Person specification for further information.

Other information

Visits to our school are encouraged. Please contact the school office on the number above to arrange an appointment to visit.

The school welcomes applications from all communities, including those from BAME backgrounds, and would actively encourage all appropriately qualified candidates to apply - without hesitation.

Castlefield School reserves the right to interview and recruit before the deadline if suitable candidates

The school welcomes applications from all communities, including those from BAME backgrounds, and would actively encourage all appropriately qualified candidates to apply - without hesitation.

Castlefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References, an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be carried out will be sought from 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.