Early Years Class Teacher- maternity cover

Chelwood Nursery School, London, SE4 2QQ

43 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 November 2026

• Closing date

  4 September 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 5 days a week plus staff meeting on Mondays.
• Contract type: Fixed term - 01.11.2026-23.07.2027 - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M3-M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Are you an experienced early years teacher? Passionate about all things early years?

We are looking for someone with a real understanding of the EYFS and how to meet the needs of very young children.

Are you able to work as part of team and in partnership with families? We need someone to join our team to cover maternity leave. You will be part of our whole school team and lead a class of 3 and 4 year olds with responsibility for planning and record keeping.

Visits to the school are encouraged.

What the school offers its staff

We offer on going CPD, weekly staff meetings with training. A team approach, working closely together.

The staff team are great and very supportive.

We also subscribe to an employee assistance programme offering confidential advice and support.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Chelwood Nursery School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• Size: 127 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chelwood Nursery School website
• Email address: admin@chelwood.lewisham.sch.uk
• Phone number: 02076392514
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chelwood-nursery-school

Our Core Values

*Children come first
*Start with the developmental needs of the child
*Listen and respond to the many unique voices of each child
*Nurture the family to nurture the child
*Value play inside and in the ‘open air’
*Value and celebrate every individual
*Research-led early childhood practice
*Work in partnership to develop ourselves and others
*Develop confident, caring, independent children
*Challenge inequality, promote social mobility and safeguard the vulnerable.

In doing this we aim to:
*Provide an education of excellent quality, which raises the level of achievement in all children in our school within a happy, welcoming, relaxed and stimulating atmosphere.
*Create a learning environment which encourages a high degree of independence and autonomy in all the children, so that they can organise their own time and take responsibility for their own learning.
*Ensure a broad and balanced curriculum which focuses on developing the whole child and incorporates meeting the physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, social, linguistic, cultural and cognitive needs of each individual child.
*Value, respect and celebrate the rich mix of social and cultural backgrounds from which our children come and ensure that all the staff rigorously implement Lewisham’s Equality Policies regarding race, gender, religion, sexuality, disability, class and special educational needs.
*Enable equality of access to the curriculum for all our children with opportunities to make good progress in their development and learning.
*Work closely together with parents and carers in order to form a true working partnership, and thus share the important developments in these crucial early years of education.
*Support and encourage parents and carers in taking a full and active role in their children’s learning and in all aspects of school life. Strengthening home/school links and consolidating our ethos of partnership in order to raise achievement in all our children.

Arranging a visit to Chelwood Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@chelwood.lewisham.sch.uk.

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