Class Teacher - EYFS

Leigh Academy Hartley, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8BT

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  23 June 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS based on experience

What skills and experience we're looking for

Leigh Academy Hartley is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced Class Teacher - EYFS to join our teaching team within our nursery, starting from September 2025.We are looking for a fantastic practitioner who is a creative and imaginative teacher with the ability to plan highly effective learning opportunities that meet the needs of all children in our care.

We are looking for:

• A passionate, enthusiastic Class Teacher eager to inspire our youngest learners and support our nursery in maintaining its high standards.
• A proactive teacher who thrives in a collaborative team environment, ready to share ideas and contribute to our continuous improvement through self-assessment.
• Someone who deeply cares for and nurtures all children, fostering high expectations for their behaviour and learning. You'll have a strong working knowledge and understanding of early years teaching, play-based learning strategies, and positive behaviour management.
• An excellent communicator who can build strong relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
• Someone who maintains an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of professional duties and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

What the school offers its staff

Our wonderful Roundash Nursery is an integral part of Leigh Academy Hartley. We provide a safe, friendly, and nurturing environment where learning comes alive through play and fun. Our highly experienced and passionate team fosters strong relationships with children and their families, ensuring every child feels secure to explore, learn, and grow in confidence and independence.

We have an incredibly positive and enthusiastic work ethic within our academy; all staff are supported and enjoy working within our friendly and collaborative environment. We are a school that thrives on teamwork, recognises the importance of high-quality support for the teachers and offers a creative and responsive package of CPD for all staff. Our successful candidate will be an experienced teacher who has a vision to drive the academy to achieve its full potential. Ideally, the teacher will have experience in all year groups.

Further details about the role

This is a permanent opportunity which offers MPS based on experience.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Leigh Academy Hartley

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 449 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leigh Academy Hartley website
• Email address: joinus@latrust.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hartley-primary-academy

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