Early Years Practitioner
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 1EA14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01 September 2026
Closing date
14 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
30 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £7,257.45 - £7,608.44 Annually (Actual) TWHF NJC K4-7 (£26,016.11 -£27,274.30 - full time equivalent
Early Years Practitioner job summary
Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.
The Role: Early Years Practitioner
Contract Type: Part-Time, Term-Time Only, Permanent
Working Hours: 12 per week. Tuesday to Friday - 3 hrs per day (hours to be agreed)
Salary: TWHF NJC K4-7 (£26,016.11 -£27,274.30- Full Time Equivalent)
Actual Salary - TWHF NJC K4-7 - £7,257.45 to £7,608.44
Vacancy Details
West Kidlington Primary & Nursery School is an excellent place for young children to learn. Our core values of peace, unity, responsibility, and respect enable us to maintain a warm and happy learning environment that inspires children to fulfil their potential. Equally, our school is superb for teachers, who are given all the support, training, and resources they need to become the best educators they can be. In our most recent Ofsted inspection (June 2025), the school was rated Good in all areas—a testament to the dedication and passion of our entire team and school community.
We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we are looking for an enthusiastic and outstanding Early Years Practitioner to join our hard-working and committed team in Early Years. If you are looking to continue your Early Years career in a challenging and rewarding role within our school, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us on this exciting journey to help every child in our school reach their potential.
All About You
Do you have what it takes to join us? The Early Years Practitioner we would like to join us will:
Be experienced and knowledgeable in the EYFS curriculum.
Must Hold a relevant Early Years qualification
Be positive and passionate about providing high standards of care and education in our Early Years settings.
Why Work for us?
We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:
We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.
Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.
Our children are engaged and eager to learn.
We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.
Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.
The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.
The Advantages of joining our Federation
In addition, our employees reap the rewards of a competitive benefits package, including:
Employee Assistance programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Menopause support network
Discounts, save money on holidays, clothing and much more:
Discounts for Teachers - All staff within the Trust can take advantage of the discounts
Blue Light Discount
Eye Care Vouchers
Development
Access to up-to-date training on safeguarding and child protection to ensure staff are fully supported in their roles, including ongoing updates on statutory safeguarding guidance and legislation.
CPD Programme
Supportive leadership team to help you reach your full potential
Pension / Leave and Service
Excellent Pension Scheme*
Employer contributions above national standards
Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
An additional White Horse concessionary day’s leave per year
Ready to Apply?
We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today - we are looking forward to hearing from you.
The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this role, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. Please note that references will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.
The White Horse Federation values uniqueness and recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce. We value the contributions of all staff from a wide range of backgrounds and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. At The White Horse Federation, we believe that everyone should be treated with fairness and respect and share a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all of our schools. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and operate a fair recruitment process, free from discrimination against protected characteristics, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 297 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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