Lead Pre-School Practitioner

Snape Primary School, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1QG

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  5th January 2026

• Closing date

  5 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,054.00 - £20,309.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 3, point 7-10

Lead Pre-School Practitioner job summary

Snape Primary School is a joyful, nurturing place to learn and work. As a small village school with big hearts and open minds, we pride ourselves on our close-knit community and the special atmosphere you feel the moment you walk through the door. But don't just take our word for it, come and be part of it!

We are seeking an enthusiastic and adaptable Lead Pre-School Practitioner to join our warm, supportive team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in a setting where every child is known, valued, and encouraged to shine. The role is for 32 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks per year).

The main responsibilities of the role will be:

• To take a lead on the planning in pre-school and provide effective care, teaching and learning for children up to age five, enabling them to progress and prepare for school.
• To support and promote children's early education and development in the pre-school.
• To plan, organise and tidy the indoor and outdoor classrooms so that the environment supports children's learning
• To work in partnership with the senior leaders, staff, parents, and professionals where applicable to support children's development.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be able to form positive relationships with children and staff
• Be able to assess and plan for a child's individual needs and differentiate activities to cater for children's varying needs and stages of development
• Be able to analyse and explain how children's learning and development can be affected by their stage of development and individual circumstances
• Have high expectations of behaviour, effort and attitude
• Have patience, empathy and the ability to think on your feet
• Be able to demonstrate ability to exert authority and give directions in a confident manner

Snape Primary School is part of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, providing direction, support and challenge to seven schools in Suffolk and Norfolk. We have a mission to provide exceptional education for our pupils. We seek to have a deep understanding of our local communities but to have ambitions for young people equal to those of the very best schools and academy trusts anywhere in England.

As a Trust we are committed to helping our entire community, but especially the young people in our care, to flourish. We do this through our powerful collaboration: 'achieving success together'.

Our employees receive a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
• Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
• Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• Flu Voucher Scheme
• Optical reimbursement scheme
• Shopping and leisure discounts
• Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust 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 part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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 Snape Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 76 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Snape Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/snape-primary-school

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