Early Years Practitioner

Brooklands Primary School, London, SE3 9AB

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  27 September 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  16 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,309.58 - £21,907.83 Annually (Actual) Scale 3 points 5 - 6 (£21309.58 - £21907.83 Actual Hours)

Early Years Practitioner job summary

Join Brooklands Primary School as a Early Year Practitioner (Level 3 Early Years Qualification)
Inspire a love of learning—right from the very start

Hours: 30 hours per week Mon - Friday 12 - 6.30 pm Contract: Permanent Time Time Only: 39 weeks per year Start Date: ASAP Actual Salary: Scale 3 points 5 - 6 (£21309.58 - £21907.83 Actual Hours)

Are you a passionate and caring Early Years professional ready to inspire and support our youngest learners? Would you love to be part of a school that values inclusion, creativity, and child-centred learning?

Brooklands Primary School is looking for a passionate Early Years Practitioner to join our wonderful nursery team, working within our brand-new provision for two- and three-year-olds — part of the growing Bluebells Nursery at Brooklands. You'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care, learning and wrap-around support for our youngest children, working in close collaboration with colleagues and families.

About the Role:

• As part of the Early Years team, you will:

• Support the day-to-day care and development of children aged 2-3 in a nurturing, stimulating environment

• Foster a warm, inclusive and emotionally secure setting that encourages children to thrive

• Work collaboratively to deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate learning opportunities

• Support wraparound provision as part of our nursery care offer

• Build strong relationships with families, ensuring effective communication and a shared focus on children’s wellbeing

• Be part of the wider Brooklands team, contributing to our positive, child-centred school ethos

Who You Are:

• Holds a Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education (or a full and relevant equivalent)

• Is passionate about early childhood education and child development

• Has experience working within the EYFS framework

• Demonstrates a nurturing, empathetic, and patient approach

• Has strong organisational skills and the ability to lead by example

• Is a team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Is committed to safeguarding and ongoing professional development

What We Offer

At Brooklands Primary School, we’re proud to be a diverse, curious, and collaborative learning community. As part of the Maritime Academy Trust, we’re committed to supporting our staff with the tools, time, and training they need to thrive.

Here’s what we offer:

• Work-Life Balance term time only role, you’ll benefit from the school holiday schedule, giving you more time to focus on your well-being and enjoy a healthy work-life balance

• A comprehensive, bespoke CPD package, designed to support your professional growth at every stage

• Professional Learning Communities that foster collaboration and innovation

• A warm, supportive, and engaged team, where staff wellbeing and curiosity are prioritised

• A diverse and inclusive school community, where every child and adult is encouraged to grow

• The opportunity to shape and grow a new nursery provision

• A culture of collaboration, where teamwork and shared planning are built into our approach

• Local Government Pension scheme & National terms & conditions

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Ready to Make a Difference?

We’d love to welcome you for a visit — come and see what makes Brooklands Primary School so special. Please contact the school office on 020 8852 8210 to arrange.

You’ll find more about the role, school, and Trust in the Candidate Information Pack attached. Apply now via My New Term — we may interview and appoint as applications are received, so don’t delay!

Brooklands Primary School and the Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and online checks in line with safeguarding guidance.

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

Maritime Academy Trust is committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and pre-employment checks.

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 Brooklands Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Brooklands Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brooklands-primary-school-se3-9ab

Brooklands Primary School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

At Brooklands our mission is to provide all of our children with the high-quality education and enrichment opportunities that they need in order to develop the knowledge and skills (academic and personal) to take them wherever they go next.

All of our staff are responsible for teaching all our children everywhere around our school. Expectations are high, standards are maintained and everyone is supported from their starting points. Progress is key so that attainment will be high, with formative assessment being our most important tool. Consistent use of evidence-based approaches is our main intent.

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