STAFF VACANCIES

Steeple Claydon School and Preschool is a forward-thinking school where the children are at the heart of everything we do. Our overarching priority is to ensure that all of our children achieve their best academically, but also that they become well-rounded, happy and socially adept individuals by the time they leave our school. We place high priority on personal development, emotional intelligence and well-being. We are committed to high quality teaching and learning to ensure that we make a real difference to the needs of each child.

We provide continuous  professional development for both teaching and support staff so we can offer:

A strong motivated staff team

• Pupils with a positive attitude to learning
• Opportunities for professional development
• A supportive and caring environment

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please read the following information carefully before sending through your application.  Please make sure you:

• Ensure you have clearly explained any gaps in your employment history by stating the dates and reasons.
• Ensure one referee is your current or most recent employer.
• Ensure your referees are available and willing to provide your reference.
• Use only official e-mail addresses for referees and please ensure all contact details for the referee are on your form.

Appointments will be subject to the receipt of two satisfactory references, medical clearance, a check of the children’s barred list, prohibition order and DBS Enhanced Disclosure, verification of identity and eligibility to work in the UK as well as verification of qualifications and professional status where applicable. Online searches may also be carried out as part of due diligence checks.

Current Vacancies are displayed below. Please click on the button to open the relevant application form.

Helping Out In School

How you can help in school

Steeple Claydon School and Preschool lies at the heart of the Steeple Claydon community and it benefits from lots of helpers.

The help we receive from parents / carers and volunteers is invaluable and is much appreciated by staff and children. It also shows the value that families place in children’s learning and children benefit from this.  Parents, carers or family members who are interested in helping in school, and who have the necessary free time, should contact us.

Parents / carers and volunteers can help in many different ways, including:

• Sharing skills and interests eg talking about their job, helping with computer activities
• Listening to children read
• Accompanying children on educational visits
• Making costumes for productions

Safeguarding

All volunteers who work in school need to complete our Volunteer Application Form, have a short interview and have been checked in line with government guidelines for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks – this is to ensure that we have followed all of the Safeguarding procedures appropriately for the recruitment of adults in school. In order to keep our children safe and to meet our duty of care – this process must be rigorous.

Local businesses have built up links with our school and we also value their help.  Learners from local high schools gain work experience by helping in school – we are always delighted to have many requests from our past pupils.  Our children benefit from seeing positive role models make such worthwhile contributions.

Join in

If you are interested in helping in school, and have the necessary free time, please email the school office on office@steepleclaydon.bucks.sch.uk

On behalf of the children, staff and governors, we would like to invite applications for the Headteacher position at our school, to start on the 1st of March 2026. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and passionate school leader who is committed to excellence in primary education. We are looking for someone who has a proven track record to build on the progress we’ve made so far and help accelerate our school improvement journey towards even greater success.

The Governing Body, Steeple Claydon School and Preschool

Due to increasing pupil numbers in our preschool, we are looking for a qualified Level 3 practitioner to join our friendly and established Early Years team.  This will be a fixed term contract until August 2026, with potential to extend should pupil numbers allow.

Please click on the links below for more information about the role.  Completed applications should be emailed to bursar@steepleclaydon.bucks.sch.uk 

Visits to the school are welcomed – please contact the office on 01296 738132 if you would like to visit the setting and meet the team 

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis from the 6th of October onwards. The vacancy will close once a suitable candidate has been appointed.