EYFS Class Teacher

Chipping Warden Primary Academy, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX17 1LD

4 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  27 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Part time: 3 Days a Week = 60%
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 Year initially until 31/08/2026
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Job details

Job title: Class Teacher - EYFS

Salary: Main scale M1 – M6

Reporting to: Headteacher

Class Teacher

EYFS specific

Main Purpose

• Fulfilling the professional responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions document
• Meeting the expectations set out in the Teachers’ Standards

The EYFS Teacher, under the direction of the headteacher, will ensure the provision of:

• High-quality teaching
• Effective use of resources and staff
• High standards of learning and achievement for all

Teaching

• Plan and teach well-structured lessons to assigned classes, following the school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work
• Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned pupils, making accurate and productive use of assessment
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of pupils
• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
• Participate in arrangements for preparing pupils for external tests

• Monitor changes to EYFS teaching, learning and school improvement, and implement as appropriate.
• Oversee the planning and delivery of a curriculum that:

Is diverse and inclusive

Promotes active learning

Meets the needs of all pupils and the requirements of the EYFS framework

Is well sequenced to promote pupil progress towards the early learning goals (ELGs)

Is effectively and consistently implemented across the EYFS

• Maintain the system of assessment in EYFS which tracks the progress of pupils to check the curriculum has a positive impact on learning
• Have an overarching responsibility for pupils’ achievement and standards in the EYFS
• Audit the indoor and outdoor learning spaces in the EYFS to evaluate the quality of the overall learning environment.
• Audit, check and manage resources to ensure they are up to date and match pupil and curriculum needs
• Create and maintain a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment, sensitive to learners’ needs.
• Ensure resources and activities are engaging, diverse, inclusive and accessible
• Provide support with classroom displays for the EYFS across the school to ensure they follow the ethos of our school environment and are of high quality, inspiring curiosity in pupils
• Support continuous provision in the EYFS, allowing pupils to actively learn, play independently and have a sense of ownership over their environment

Where appropriate, prepare appropriate resources for remote learning to ensure the EYFS can be delivered at home

Whole-school organisation, strategy and development

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures, so as to support the school’s values and vision
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school
• Work with others on curriculum and pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes
• Provide cover, in the unforeseen circumstance that another teacher is unable to teach

• Develop and review regularly the vision, aims and purpose for EYFS
• Develop and implement policies for the EYFS in line with our school’s commitment to high-quality teaching and learning
• Have a good understanding of how well the EYFS is being delivered and the impact on pupil achievement
• Use this understanding to feed into the school development plan and produce an action plan for the EYFS
• Promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical and mental development alongside British values
• Work with the special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) to ensure the curriculum meets the needs of all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Work with subject leaders to ensure the EYFS curriculum integrates into the Primary Curriculum.
• Liaise with the multi-academy trust (MAT) on EYFS-related projects and activities

Health, safety and discipline

• Promote the safety and wellbeing of pupils
• Maintain good order and discipline among pupils, managing behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

Professional development

• Take part in the school’s appraisal procedures
• Take part in further training and development in order to improve own teaching
• Where appropriate, take part in the appraisal and professional development of others

Communication

• Communicate effectively with pupils, parents and carers

Working with colleagues and other relevant professionals

Personal and professional conduct

• Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school
• Develop effective professional relationships with colleagues
• Uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school
• Have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school, and maintain high standards of attendance and punctuality
• Understand and act within the statutory frameworks setting out their professional duties and responsibilities

Management of staff and resources

• Direct and supervise support staff assigned to them
• Deploy resources delegated to them

The teacher will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and follow school policies and the staff code of conduct.

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the teacher will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Headteacher or line manager.

Personal Specification

criteria

qualities

Qualifications and training

• Degree
• Qualified teacher status

Experience

• Successful experience of teaching within EYFS
• Teaching experience

Skills and knowledge

• Expert knowledge of the EYFS statutory framework and handbook
• Expert knowledge and understanding of the teaching of phonics and early reading.
• Understanding of high-quality teaching and learning strategies in the EYFS, and the ability to model this and support others in the team.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with staff and other stakeholders
• Ability to adapt teaching to meet all pupils’ needs to maximise engagement
• Ability to build effective working relationships with pupils
• To support and maintain high standards of behaviour
• Ability to deploy support staff effectively
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children
• Good IT skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate a vision and inspire others

Personal qualities

• Commitment to getting the best outcomes for all pupils
• Uphold and promote the ethos and values of the school
• Creativity and enthusiasm
• Empathy
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise effectively
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion

What the school offers its staff

• A position in a popular, friendly and lively village school (NOR90)
• A dedicated and experienced team of teachers and support staff
• A Trust/school that prides itself on its high standards of behaviour, inclusion and positive attitudes to learning
• Pupils who are enthusiastic about their learning and want to reach their potential
• Supportive parents
• Opportunities to develop and lead areas of the curriculum
• CPD development opportunities both within the school and across the Multi-Academy Trust

Commitment to safeguarding

Chipping Warden Primary Academy/Prime7 MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, the successful candidate would need to undergo a DBS check and be committed to the safeguarding of children.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to lisa.macdonald@mcpa.prime7.org.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Privacy Notice - Applicant's.pdf - 157 KB (opens in new tab)

CWPA EYFS Teacher Application Pack June 25.pdf - 679 KB (opens in new tab)

About Chipping Warden Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 81 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chipping Warden Primary Academy website
• Email address: lisa.macdonald@mcpa.prime7.org.uk
• Phone number: 01295 660616
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chipping-warden-primary-academy

Chipping Warden Primary is a happy, thriving academy in beautiful rural South Northamptonshire where we aim to give children 'A Flying Start'

Arranging a visit to Chipping Warden Primary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lisa.macdonald@mcpa.prime7.org.uk.

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