EYFS Lead Practitioner

Great Bookham School, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4JJ

41 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  23 January 2026

• Closing date

  6 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £21,029 per annum (£27,789 FTE)

EYFS Lead Practitioner job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and enthusiastic EYFS Lead Practitioner with Level 3 to join our team within our Early Years provision.

Due to growth this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Early Years professional to work within an outstanding school and forward-thinking Trust, contributing to the continued development of high-quality practice across the EYFS.

Working closely with class teachers and the wider Early Years team, the successful candidate will support children’s learning and development through nurturing care, high-quality interactions, and engaging provision in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

This position is working Monday to Friday, 32.5 hours a week across 38 weeks a year (term time only)

Great Bookham School is part of South Farnham Educational Trust - a multi-academy trust which currently consists of eleven schools. We also have an associate member of the Trust - St Mary's C of E (Aided) Infant School. Our thriving School Centred Initial Teacher Training establishment (SCITT) is an outstanding, innovative, well-established and highly respected provider of Primary and Secondary Initial Teacher Training. It has over 100 trainees and from September 2021 South Farnham School was awarded Teaching School Hub status.

The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, kind team player and would also suit a graduate (or equivalent) who may be interested in pursuing a career in teaching at a future date and would like to gain school experience. The position requires good interpersonal skills and a strong desire to develop and support children in all areas of school life. 

Please note that we may chose to interview strong candidates on receipt of their forms so early application is advised.

Tours are warmly welcome, just get in touch with the school to arrange a suitable time.

South Farnham Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

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

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.

About Great Bookham School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 259 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Great Bookham School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-bookham-school

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