Nursery - Class Teacher Maternity Cover

Little Ealing Primary School, London, W5 4EA

12 days remaining to apply

• Earliest start date

  30 November 2026

• Latest start date

  2 January 2027

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 September 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (717)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - Approx. 9 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 - M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate must be:

• passionate about providing a high quality and inclusive education for all children
• able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills with pupils, staff and parents
• positive and committed
• able to work effectively as part of a team, accept challenges and motivate others
• able to deliver consistently good and outstanding teaching and learning in order to help all pupils achieve their best
• able to enthuse and inspire a love of learning for all
• able to demonstrate knowledge of the National Curriculum
• commited to their role in safeguarding children

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you:

• a high level of support and commitment from our friendly and hardworking leadership team
• a staff that is enthusiastic and committed to the children and their development
• children who are eager to learn in our positive atmosphere
• a vibrant, inclusive and culturally diverse school community
• a commitment to professional development
• an active and supportive Board of Governors

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Class Teacher Job Description November 2026.pdf - 110 KB (opens in new tab)

Class Teacher Person Specification November 2026.pdf - 88.9 KB (opens in new tab)

Class Teacher - Temp - Nursery - November 2026.pdf - 239 KB (opens in new tab)

About Little Ealing Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 674 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Little Ealing Primary School website
• Email address: kimberley.browne@leps.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/little-ealing-primary-school

Arranging a visit to Little Ealing Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email kimberley.browne@leps.org.uk.

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