Class Teacher - Juniper Hill School
Location: Flackwell Heath
Overview
We are seeking an outstanding teacher to join our Juniper Team from September 2026. The role is permanent and full-time (5 days per week), we hope to hear from candidates who would like to work in Key Stage 2, but welcome applications from experienced and outstanding Key Stage 1 teachers.
Juniper is a successful school, where we live our vision of empowering everyone in our community to have the courage to make a difference in the world. Join us and make a difference in our children's lives.
Term time only: Yes
Salary type: MPS/UPS
Salary Details: TBC dependent on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Closing date: 21/04/2026
Interviews to be held: 29/04/2026
About us
Juniper Hill is a happy, thriving, 2 form entry Primary School set in the village of Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire. Our children are delightful, they work hard and enjoy coming to school. The school has an active Governing Body and interested, supportive families. We have recently opened an SEMH (Social, Emotional & Mental Health) Unit, and are on an attachment aware, trauma-informed journey.
Please take a look at our website: https://www.juniperhill.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
Juniper Hill is a great place to work, the Juniper Team are kind, caring and supportive of each other. We will provide you with the professional training and support to thrive in our school.
At Juniper we use the Read Write Inc approach to teach phonics, from Year 1 we use the 'I'm a Clever Writer' approach to teach English. We also use Kagan Structures in our classrooms to create learning environments that are rich in cooperation and engagement.
All of our children have Forest School lessons in our School Orchard.
We care about your wellbeing and will be considerate of your workload.
We will provide full training and support including the opportunity to receive Kagan Training and Forest School Leader training.
We have two classes in each year group, our year group teams share planning and support each other.
Training and professional development are highly valued at Juniper. You will benefit from all the training opportunities we provide.
About you
Our motto, vision and values are embedded in all we do. It is important that you share Juniper's vision and values and subscribe to the Juniper Way. We are looking for a committed, understanding, caring teacher. A teacher who puts relationships at the heart of their teaching. We are looking for someone who is keen to learn and develop and is committed to their own professional development.
You will have a very good understanding of SEND and are passionate about supporting our disadvantaged and SEND pupils. We value diversity and you will be expected to support our SMSC & D (Spiritual, Moral, Social, Cultural and Diversity) provision.
Please see attached candidate pack for further information.
Other information
Visits to the school are very much welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office.
Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01628 523536
Email: [email protected]
Juniper Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The school expects all staff to share that commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, and online searches will be carried out as part of our diligence checks on shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
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.
