Nursery or Reception Class Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

Our Successful Candidate

We are seeking an inspiring and dedicated Nursery or Reception Class Teacher to join our team from September 2026. The successful candidate will be driven, creative, and deeply passionate about Early Years education. You will have the vision and skill to design immersive, purposeful learning environments that spark curiosity and imagination, enabling every child to explore, discover, and thrive. We are looking for someone who nurtures independence, celebrates creativity, and ensures that each child’s first experiences of school are joyful, engaging, and rooted in high-quality early learning.

What the school offers its staff

What We Offer

We are a school with a strong sense of community, where every member of staff is valued and supported. Our parents/carers are actively involved in the life of the school, and together we work to ensure the best outcomes for all our children. We offer a range of benefits for the successful candidate, including:

• Specialist Music Teaching
• A commitment to reducing teacher workload, including a verbal feedback policy.
• Excellent professional development opportunities, with a dedicated Senior Leadership team focused on your growth.
• Networking opportunities and partnerships with other schools in the local authority and the LDBS.
• Friendly, well-behaved and engaged children who are eager to learn.
• A supportive and collaborative staff team that works together to achieve success.

For ECTs

We offer the following to support you during your early career:

• ECT Training through Ambition Institute.
• Weekly mentor meetings with an experienced mentor.
• Weekly release time, covered internally by your mentor, to ensure high expectations and continued support.
• A supportive team of teachers, many of whom have trained as ECTs with us and can offer guidance.

For Experienced Teachers

If you are an experienced teacher, we offer:

• Bespoke training to support your professional development.
• Opportunities to mentor trainee teachers or ECTs.
• Opportunities to have trainee teachers in your classroom.
• Opportunities to run extra-curricular activities (if this is something that interests you).
• Subject leadership roles across a variety of subjects.

Further details about the role

School Visits

We encourage all prospective candidates to visit the school to see for themselves what makes us special. To arrange a visit, please contact Rebecca Timms (Headteacher) at [email protected] or call 020 793 795 99.

Application Instructions

We are looking for the right candidate, so we will close the application process once we’ve found them. The application process will close following a successful interview.

All candidates are encouraged to review the Person Specification for this role. Please complete an application form, including a personal statement no longer than 3 sides of A4, detailing how you meet the criteria outlined in our person specification. CVs alone will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: The application will close upon finding the right candidate

Shortlisting: On application

InterviewDates: Throughout Application Period

In order to apply please email your application to [email protected] addressed to Miss Timms.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Barnabas and St Philip's Primary School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring service check along with other relevant employment checks.