Teacher of English - The Buckingham School
Location: Buckingham
Overview
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: MPS/UPS
Salary Details: TMS1 (£31,650) ~ UPR3 (£49,084) FTE-Pending Pay Award 2026/2027
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 13/04/2026
Interviews to be held: Thursday 16th April 2026
About us
The Buckingham School is a caring and supportive school with excellent student ambassadors who represent The Buckingham School very well, displaying good behaviour and a positive attitude to work. Our school motto is 'Success for All' and we aim to give all students life changing opportunities through educational achievement. We will continue to drive school improvement in order to achieve the very best for every student.
Website: www.buckinghamschool.org
About the role
Our flourishing school is growing, and therefore we are are seeking a dynamic and inspirational teacher of English. Since the Ofsted inspection of 2023, we have focussed on the importance of high standards of behaviour, and its importance in learning. We insist that students are kind, and The Buckingham Way is that staff and students take responsibility, be reflective and respectful. We are ambitious for all learners, and our wonderful students are at the heart of everything that we do. Our stakeholders recognise the school’s growth and rapid improvement. In a recent survey, 95% of parents said that they would recommend us, and believe that students are happy, behave well and learn well. Our Year 7 allocation for September 2026 reflects the strongest demand ever, and our Sixth Form is set to fill, based upon a second year of record numbers of applications. Our results at GCSE mirror the school’s improvement journey, and the outcomes in Sixth Form are excellent.
Applications are welcome from ECTs as well as experienced teachers. We have a proven track record of support and development and an excellent ECT package is available.
In return, we will offer you:
• A professional, supportive and experienced Team
• A personalised approach to Continuing Professional Development
• A role in a school that has a clear vision
• The opportunity to work with students who possess excellent attitudes to learning
• A learning environment that is ambitious, collaborative and forward-thinking
About you
Please see person specification.
Other information
Please access the full job description, application form and self-declaration form from the school’s website www.buckinghamschool.org.
Completed applications, giving full contact details of two recent relevant professional referees (one of which is your current employer) to: Mr Andy McGinnes, Headteacher, The Buckingham School, London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT or email to [email protected].
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are also committed in promoting community cohesion, healthy school and young enterprise.
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.
