EYFS Reception Teacher
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8HT11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
12 May 2026 at 1am
Date listed
1 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Teachers Pay Scale
EYFS Reception Teacher job summary
Tel 01603 451299
Email: office@weins.co.uk
Website: www.weins.co.uk
Head Teacher: Mrs Jade Hunter
- Salary: Teachers Pay Scale
- Permanent
- Full Time
- Required from September 2026
Due to internal promotion we are looking for:
EYFS TEACHER IN RECEPTION - permanent fulltime position
We are seeking an enthusiastic and fun teacher to work in our reception team who has a wholesome and authentic appreciation for high quality early education. We are a large Infant and Nursery school that values a holistic approach to supporting children's development and learning. We have a vacancy within our reception team and are keen to find the right person.
We are looking for a teacher who:
- Understands how young children think, learn and develop
- Is passionate in providing high quality Early Years provision
- Can use a range of strategies to nurture and support children’s emotional well-being
- Has a current knowledge of the demands of the EYFS frame-work
- Will actively engage in shaping provision to promote outstanding practice and outcomes for all children
- Has high aspirations for all children and can demonstrate how to enable all children to make accelerated progress from their starting points, including children with SEND
- Has experience in using effective team management skills and has excellent inter-personal skills, energy, resilience and creativity
- Has the ability to build strong positive relationships with colleagues and families
- Can demonstrate how to plan to maximise speech and language development and early reading skills
- Enjoys being part of a happy, hard-working and fun team.
You can expect:
- To be welcomed and supported by staff, governors, children and families
- An SLT who genuinely values staff wellbeing
- To work in a dynamic and lively community where the value of EYFS is promoted and highly valued
- To work with a forward thinking and a highly committed team
- To learn with us from our expert ‘resident’ speech and language therapist
- To work closely with our nursery team and KS1 colleagues
- To develop as a teacher and receive appropriate support and CPD to enable you to do this
- To contribute to school improvement and development
Applicants should access more information about our school via our website www.weins.co.uk. We actively welcome applicants from out of Norfolk.
Visits to the school by appointment are warmly welcomed, though this would not prejudice against those applying from out of county.
For further details please don’t hesitate to get in touch, our number is 01603 451299.
How to Apply
To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.
Closing date: 12 May 2026, 9am
Interview date: 19 May 2026
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out before the post begins.
This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out before the post begins.
This post comes under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations
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 Earlham Infant and Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 257 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School website
Our school is a larger than average infant school, located near the University of East Anglia and in the middle of the dynamic West Earlham community, situated approximately 2.5 miles from the centre of the historic city of Norwich. We have a purpose built nursery which has the capacity for over 100 of our youngest learners. We have educational provision for 2 year olds – 7 year olds
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