Buckinghamshire teaching jobs
Why live and teach in Buckinghamshire?
Properties across Buckinghamshire cater to a wide range of tastes and lifestyles, from the elegant period properties of Amersham to affordable modern apartments in the city centre of Milton Keynes.
Equidistant between London and Birmingham, the county offers excellent commuting links to both cities, with the Metropolitan tube line running south from Amersham and Chiltern services to London Marylebone.
Why do teachers choose Buckinghamshire over London?
Just take a look at Buckinghamshire in numbers:
- The average rent of a one-bedroom apartment in Milton Keynes is £825 pcm, compared to £1,662 pcm in London
- The cost of living for a single person in Milton Keynes is £667 pcm, compared to £772 pcm in London
- If you still want to be close to the excitement of the capital, this county is ideal. The journey from Milton Keynes Station to London Euston Station is just 30 minutes, while Amersham is on the London Underground.
What opportunity is there to teach in the area?
There are so many schools in Buckinghamshire that there is a constant demand for teachers for the variety of schools. Of the 829 registered schools in the area:
- 148 schools were rated outstanding in their last OFSTED inspection, 455 were rated good, 60 require improvement and 12 were rated as inadequate
- 218 are academies, 473 are maintained schools, 82 are independent, 47 are special educational needs schools and 9 are colleges
- 689 schools in Buckinghamshire are primary schools, 213 are secondary schools and 163 are schools for those aged 16-18
- 615 schools have no religious character and 208 are Christian faith schools, (154 Church of England, 45 Roman Catholic, 1 Methodist, 1 United Reformed Church, 1 Seventh Day Adventist and 7 Other)
Why choose to look in Buckinghamshire for teaching jobs?
- Beautiful period properties in towns such as Aylesbury and Beaconsfield make buying in Buckinghamshire a good property investment
- Well connected with overground and tube services to London, Oxford and Birmingham
- Excellent independent schools
- Consistently been ranked one of the top rural areas to live in the UK
- A county rich in history, with 15 National Trust properties, parks and monuments
We can help you to find your perfect teaching job
At Engage Education we leave no stone unturned to find the teaching role perfectly suited to you, whatever your specialisms and requirements.
In Buckinghamshire we have vacancies in all subjects and types of school and also provide local support for all Engage teaching placements to ensure that our teachers have the smoothest possible transition into their new roles.
