- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 201 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Countess Wear Primary School website
EYFS Teacher
More than one location, Cornerstone Academy Trust22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
10 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 November 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time: We are open to applications from those able to work 5 days per week but also for those who are seeking part time work, where this would need to be for 3 days per week. Please specify in your application what your availability is.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to M6
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Experience of working with children in EYFS
- Experience and knowledge of the EYFS and National Curriculum
- A nurturing, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
- A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
What the school offers its staff
- Generous pension scheme
- Health and cycle-to-work schemes
- Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
- State-of-the-art IT equipment
- Extensive training and development
- You will benefit from weekly CPD sessions with other teaching staff in the Trust.
- We have a strong ECT programme with dedicated mentoring and support from our ECT Lead.
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.
Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking teacher ready to make a real impact? Whether you’re an experienced educator or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), we invite you to join our dynamic and expanding team at Cornerstone Academy Trust. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We are proud to lead the region’s Department for Education English Hub, supporting schools across the South West in delivering excellence in literacy and curriculum development.
We are looking for inspiring and professionally thoughtful candidates who must be able to use a range of teaching styles and appropriate strategies to meet the needs of all children. To be a successful candidate you will need to have experience of working in the Early Years, have an excellent knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and be both creative and passionate about learning. You must have high expectations for children’s outcomes in relation to the Early Learning Goals and be confident to lead a team of Early Years Practitioners to deliver those outcomes.
You will be part of a strong trust-wide EYFS team that work together to create a high-quality provision from 2–5 years of age. Our schools offer an exciting, extended and enriched curriculum and expect all teachers to fully engage in the provision of this. You will also be expected to use ICT in a fully integrated way as a tool to support your planning, teaching, tracking of the curriculum and in the delivery of the activities within the classroom to support the children’s development.
We are committed to helping you grow! You will benefit from weekly CPD sessions with other teaching staff in the Trust. We also have a strong ECT programme with dedicated mentoring and support from our ECT Lead.
Your Role
- Lead High-Quality Early Years Provision – Take overall responsibility for delivering excellent physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care and education for children, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
- Ensure Safety and Wellbeing – Promote and uphold safeguarding practices, health and safety standards, and children’s rights, ensuring a secure and inclusive environment.
- Enhance Communication and Behaviour – Actively support children’s language development, positive behaviour, independence, and emotional resilience through effective strategies.
- Monitor and Assess Progress – Use observation and assessment to track children’s development, inform planning, and tailor provision to meet individual needs.
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 Cornerstone Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- freya.clarke@tcat.education
A multi academy trust, based in Exeter, made up of seven primary schools.
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- Education phase
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- Ofsted report
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- School website
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- Ofsted report
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- Ofsted report
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Arranging a visit to Cornerstone Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email freya.clarke@tcat.education.
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