Early Years Practitioner
Marleigh Primary Academy, Cambridge, CB5 8BG23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
16 November 2026
Closing date
8 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Two vacancies: Full-time position – 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus one week) and Part-time position – 28.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus one week), working Monday to Friday, 07:45–13:30 each day.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £26,403 to £28,142.
Pay scale
- Cambridgeshire Scale 4, Points 7–11
What skills and experience we're looking for
Anglian Learning - Transforming Education Together
(2 Vacancies)
Salary: Cambridgeshire Scale 4, Points 7–11, £26,403 to £28,142.
This post is advertised at the pre-NJC pay award salary rate. The successful candidate’s salary will be adjusted in line with the agreed 2026/27 pay award once implemented.
Contract Type: Permanent
Full-time position – 32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus one week).
Part-time position – 28.75 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term-time plus one week), working Monday to Friday, 07:45–13:30 each day.
Expected Start Date: 16ᵗʰ November 2026, subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 12ᵗʰ October 2026.
How to Apply: Please apply via our online recruitment portal by completing the application form. We are unable to accept CVs.
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Please note we reserve the right to interview prior to the advertised closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Role overview:
Anglian Learning is pleased to share with you an exciting opportunity for two enthusiastic and committed Early Years Practitioners to join the team at Marleigh Primary Academy. We have one full-time and one part-time position available and are looking for the right people to join us as our school continues to grow.
Working as part of our Early Years team, you will play an important role in supporting children’s learning and development and helping to create a happy, stimulating and nurturing environment in which every child feels they belong and can thrive. You will build high-quality relationships with children, colleagues and parents/carers and contribute positively to the wider life of the academy.
This role is open for flexible working discussions. Please indicate in your application whether you would like to be considered for the full-time position, the part-time position, or both.
The successful candidates will:
- have experience of working with young children in an Early Years or similar setting
- hold a Level 3 Early Years education and childcare qualification
- bring enthusiasm, creativity and a genuine commitment to children’s learning and development
- be adaptable, highly motivated and able to work effectively as part of a team
- have a good understanding of safeguarding and child protection
As an employee of AnglianLearning, you would benefit from access to a range of employee benefits and Trust-wide initiatives. For an overview of the benefits on offer please refer to the Recruitment Information Pack.
*Regrettably we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must either have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application or bein the process of obtainingthis, as proof of right to work will berequiredduring the recruitment process.
If working for an organisation that strives to have a long-lasting positive impact on its pupils and local community sounds appealing then we want to hear from you!
For further information about the role requirements, our Trust and school, please see the attached documentation.
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We value diversity and welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.As a Disability Confident Employer we are committed to working with applicants and existing staff to explore ways in which we can remove barriers to support everyone to fulfil their potential. If you would benefit from adjustments in order to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please get in contact to discuss options.
Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to robust pre-employment checks including but not limited to checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online presence check prior to interview.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org
What the school offers its staff
At Marleigh Primary Academy, you will join a growing school and a supportive Early Years team, with opportunities to develop as our Early Years provision continues to grow. As part of Anglian Learning, we are committed to creating a positive working environment where colleagues feel valued, supported and able to develop their careers.
We offer:
- opportunities for professional development, coaching and mentoring
- a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) pension scheme
- an Employee Assistance Programme offering support to staff and their families
- free membership to Anglian Learning Sports Centres
- Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
- Specsavers VDU vouchers and Boots flu vouchers
- 20% discount on Anglian Learning Adult Education courses
- access to discounts on high street and online shopping through Teacher Discounts and the Blue Light Card
- opportunities for further career development within a growing multi-academy Trust.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Marleigh Primary Academy
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 189 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- ethompson@anglianlearning.org
- Phone number
- 01223 618081
Primary School with Nursery
Arranging a visit to Marleigh Primary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ethompson@anglianlearning.org.
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