Early Years Leading Practitioner

Cambrian Learning Trust, Faringdon, SN7 7LB

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £56,022.00 - £61,836.00 Annually (FTE) Leading Practitioner Scale LP4 - LP8. 0.2 FTE. 6.5 hours per week. Actual annual salary in the region of £11,204 - £12,367

Early Years Leading Practitioner job summary

Cambrian Learning Trust is seeking an Early Years Lead Practitioner to join our team on a temporary basis for one year. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate educator to play a pivotal role in raising standards of teaching and learning across our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) settings.

About the Role

Working closely with the Director of Education and Head Teachers, you will:

• Lead initiatives to improve EYFS teaching and learning across all Trust schools.
• Support school improvement activities such as lesson observations, learning walks, and book scrutiny.
• Deliver staff development sessions, including twilight INSETs.
• Model outstanding practice and mentor teaching staff through joint planning and assessment.
• Facilitate collaboration and share best practice across the Trust.

What We’re Looking For

• A qualified teacher with a proven track record of excellent teaching.
• Experience in leading high-performing EYFS settings.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and develop others.
• Knowledge of current Ofsted frameworks and a passion for improving outcomes for young learners.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

If you have any questions or queries about this role please contact our Recruitment department on recruiment@cambrianlt.org.

Cambrian Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Cambrian Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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

Faringdon Learning Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.  We expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Check. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches for publicly available information.

Faringdon Learning Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from a range of backgrounds to represent diversity in line with our schools’ community.

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 Cambrian Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/faringdon-learning-trust

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