Class Teacher - EYFS

Milton Road Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2BD

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 4pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 Annually (Actual) No

Class Teacher - EYFS job summary

Class Teacher - EYFS

 Main Pay Scale/ Upper Pay Scale dependent on experience

Full Time

Required September 2026

 Permanent for the right Candidate

“Pupils delight in attending their warm and friendly school. Pupils work hard and are rightly proud of their achievements. They rise to the high expectations the school sets, including in their typically high standards of behaviour and positive achievement.”

“The school’s exceptionally high ambition for pupils is reflected in its mission statement, ‘We are CREW, not passengers’, representing the school’s values of Courage, Responsibility, Excellence and Wisdom. This ambition is at the heart of school life.” Ofsted Report September 2025

We work hard here, but it’s a welcoming, friendly and supportive place, we’re one big crew.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative and collegiate teaching team at Milton Road Primary School.

We are looking for an excellent Early Years Class Teacher with proven experience who has the knowledge and expertise to work with the EYFS CREW and exceptional EYFS leader, to develop and lead teaching and learning in Early Years and help to secure high quality provision in EYFS.

The successful candidate will be a highly committed teacher and team player, with an understanding of the strategies required to motivate and inspire our pupils.

We can offer you:

o A warm, positive, optimistic school culture and ethos where we are “CREW not passengers”.

o  Friendly, articulate children who are keen to learn and whom Ofsted describe as ‘polite and courteous’.

o A modern, attractive, spacious, well-resourced school.

o A welcoming, collegiate staff body and a supportive senior leadership team

o  A strong commitment to staff wellbeing including access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellness support.

o Access to excellent teacher training provision.

o  Career pathways and a strong history of promotion.

o A talented and skilled governing body.

o A supportive, kind and committed parent body

o Plenty of smiles, joy, laughter and the occasional slice of cake.

o Free on-site parking.

 

We are looking for someone who:

 Is an excellent, experienced EYFS practitioner

Has high expectations for all children and for their own practice

Is kind, caring and inclusive, can see the best in children and is skilled in making adaptions so that all children succeed

Is positive, solution-focused, enthusiastic, creative and adaptable

Works well as part of a crew with other colleagues, children and parents, and the wider school community

Is proactive and dedicated, is well-organised and efficient, and able to meet professional standards including deadlines

Milton Road is a happy, successful, two-form entry primary school in the North of Cambridge, within walking distance of the historic City Centre.

Closing Date: Monday 11th May (4:00pm)

Provisional Interview date for shortlisted candidates: w/c

18th May 2026

Please write a letter of application and complete the ‘Teaching Staff Application Form’. Applications to be submitted to HR@miltonroad.cambs.sch.uk. We cannot accept CVs.

NO CVs FROM AGENCIES, THANK YOU

Milton Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Milton Road Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a DBS check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Milton Road Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 411 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Milton Road Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/milton-road-primary-school

Milton Road is a large, two-form entry primary school in the North of Cambridge.

As a school, we are excited by the many opportunities that we already offer our children and look forward to expanding on these further as we continue on our journey of development.

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