EYFS Teacher - Reception (Maternity Cover)

West Earlham Infant and Nursery School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8HT

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  17 April 2023

• Closing date

  3 February 2023 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 January 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Key stage: Key stage 1
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Monday-Friday
• Contract type: Maternity or parental leave cover - 12 months (expected)
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Range

What skills and experience we're looking for

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 framework
• 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, 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
• Has an enthusiasm and willingness to take part in the broader life of the school including subject leadership

What the school offers its staff

You can expect:

• To be welcomed and supported by staff, governors, children and families
• 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 opportunities to enable you to do this
• To contribute to school improvement and development

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.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to office@westearlhaminfant.norfolk.sch.uk

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About West Earlham Infant and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 266 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: West Earlham Infant and Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: office@westearlhaminfant.norfolk.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01603451299
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-earlham-infant-and-nursery-school (opens in new tab)

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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