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Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Practitioner

Selwyn Primary School, London, E13 0ES

This job expired on 18 December 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  12 January 2026

• Closing date

  18 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time: Contract type: Full-time, 32.5 hours per week and Term Time only, 39 weeks per year Contract term: Temporary (with possibility of moving to a permanent contract)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Scale 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Partnership for success

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated EYFS Practitioner to join ‘Team Selwyn’. As a school, we are dedicated to providing the best possible learning experiences for our children. Our staff team are passionate and motivational for our pupils, and we are looking for an inspirational individual who can have a positive impact on our school community.

The successful candidate must hold a full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification that is compliant with the DfE Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory requirements and enables the post-holder to be included in the EYFS staff-to-child ratios.(Only applicants with a qualification that appears on the DfE Early Years Qualifications List will be considered.)

We welcome applications from EYFS who have the following qualities:

• High standards and can demonstrate excellent outcomes for pupils

• Motivates others and thrives on working in diverse teams

• Can support the class teacher to plan, prepare and deliver learning activities for

• individuals/groups

• Is flexible and has a positive nature and the ability to work well under pressure

• Models excellent behaviour management skills

• Value professional development and be enthusiastic about taking risks.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you

• Curious children, who love learning

• Collaboration opportunities with supportive, forward-thinking, and dedicated teams

• An extensive wellbeing offer for staff, pupils, and families, and a Leadership team who promote

• wellbeing and academic success equally

Before deciding to apply, you will want to find out more about the school. To arrange a visit and/or informal discussion about this post, please contact the school office on 02084716173.

Further information about our school can be found on our website - Selwyn Primary School

We welcome early applications and will consider holding interviews before the closing date for strongcandidates.

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.

Selwyn Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all our staff to share this commitment. All staff are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check as well as qualifications and reference checks. A disqualification declaration questionnaire may be required forthis post.

Applicants must be currently residing in the UK and able to demonstrate the right to live and work in the UK.

Shortlisting will take place on a rolling basis, so we strongly encourage early applications. The Trust therefore reserves the right to amend any stated dates, including the possibility of changing the closing date.

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.

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About Selwyn Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 462 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Selwyn Primary School website
• Email address: ncl.recruitment@ncltrust.net
• Phone number: 07462371402
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/selwyn-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Selwyn Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ncl.recruitment@ncltrust.net.

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