Nursery Manager

Biggleswade Academy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JU

16 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,022.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Level 4E (dependent on experience and/or qualification of the successful candidate).

Nursery Manager job summary

Nursery Manager

We are seeking a Nursery Manager for The Lawns Nursery.

The role of the Nursery Manager is to ensure all children attending The Lawns Nursery receive high quality care, are kept safe and are provided with planned and stimulating play experiences which meet their individual needs and support all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the day to day running of the Nursery, ensuring that all children are supported in a safe stimulating environment and all staff are motivated to fulfil their role to the highest standard. You will have a high degree of integrity and initiative in managing your own performance and self-evaluation, with experience of providing excellent standards for children from birth to 4 years.

You will be comfortable communicating with parents, children and staff to guide and support with the aim of fulfilling our mission: to provide high quality environments where each child can reach their full potential. With the Nursery committed to providing enriched opportunities, you should be confident, proactive, hard working with excellent communication and organisational skills.

Please see attached job description for further details of the role.

Hours - 37.5 hours per week. Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm. 40 weeks of the year (term time plus 5 inset days and 5 additional days)

Salary -Level 4E (dependent on experience and/or qualification of the successful candidate).

Qualification-Level 5 qualification (such as diploma or foundation degree) or Early Years Professional status

Closing Date-Sunday 8th February, 2026

To apply, simply visit www.biggleswadeacademy.org/biggleswade-academy/careers-with-us. If you have any questions about the role, please email vacancies@biggleswadeacademy.org or call 01767 660 515.

Biggleswade Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS (Disclosure Barring Service).

We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

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 Biggleswade Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 875 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Biggleswade Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/biggleswade-academy

We wholly believe in the tangible benefits of an age 2-13 structure, minimising the need to change schools, and the family environment that a through school engenders. The through model can work to outstanding effect, particularly with regard to pastoral care, student welfare and the quality of relationships between each member of the school community. Our skills and experience in these areas are crucial and, alongside our innovative approaches and the wide-ranging opportunities we provide for our pupils, help create our unique ethos.

Our aim is to inspire all children with a love of learning and to create special and happy memories of their time with us. Children learn best when they feel safe to take on challenges, are interested and feel valued. Learning is celebrated and openly admired.

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