Nursery/Reception Teacher
Leigh Academy High Halstow, Rochester, Kent, ME3 8TFThis job expired on 3 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 January 2025
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS commensurate with experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about shaping the early learning experiences of young children? Are you ready to be part of an exciting new chapter in Early Years education? If so, we want to hear from you!
Leigh Academy High Halstow is delighted to announce the opening of ourbrand new High Halstow Hatchlings Nurseryin September 2025, and we are looking for a dedicated and enthusiasticNursery/Reception Teacherto join our team. This is an incredible opportunity to help build and shape the future of our nursery, delivering high-quality education to our youngest learners.
Why Join Us?
At Leigh Academy High Halstow, we were judgedOutstandingin all areas, including Early Years, during our last Ofsted inspection. We are incredibly proud of this achievement and are excited to extend our exceptional standard of education to our youngest learners. We’re committed to giving them a strong foundation for their future learning at the academy.
The existing building is being redesigned to create abright, vibrant, and stimulating learning environment. Our new nursery will feature modernised facilities and high-quality resources, ensuring that our youngest learners have access to the same excellent standards as the rest of the academy.
We’re ideally looking for a Nursery Teacher to join our team, but we are also open to applications from those with Reception experience as we are flexible with staffing across both the nursery and Reception classes.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a passion for Early Years education and is dedicated to providing a nurturing, inspiring learning environment.
- Will contribute to the development of our new nursery, shaping the curriculum and creating engaging learning experiences.
- Can work collaboratively with the Early Years team to ensure a smooth transition for children from nursery to Reception.
- Will support and enhance the strong foundation we’ve already built at Leigh Academy High Halstow.
If you’re ready to make a difference in the lives of our youngest learners and help build a foundation for their future, we’d love to hear from you!
This is a permanent position offering MPS/UPS commensurate with experience.
What the school offers its staff
Working with us: Leigh Academy High Halstowis an over-subscribed one-form entry village primary school. Pupils are hard-working and respectful and parents and carers work closely with us to ensure our pupils receive the best opportunities.
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme is integral to our curriculum. We aim for our pupils to become well-rounded, lifelong learners and global citizens that are ready for secondary school and beyond.
The school is fortunate to have fantastic indoor and outdoor environments to enhance the learning opportunities for the pupils. Additionally, all KS1 and KS2 pupils have access to a 1:1 device which enables staff to further adapt teaching and learning experiences. The academy is an Ofsted Graded ‘good’ school with ambitions to be outstanding. Leigh Academies Trust provides outstanding opportunities for staff to work collaboratively as well as receiving high-quality professional development at all stages of the career journey.
Leigh Academy High Halstow has recently been judged as anOUTSTANDINGschool, to find out more and read our Ofsted report, pleaseclick here.
Further details about the role
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust:As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 33geographically organised academies (17secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing three‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.
Our commitment to safeguarding:Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity:As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date.Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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.
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About Leigh Academy High Halstow
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 216 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Leigh Academy High Halstow website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01634 412 258
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy High Halstow
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabelle.cochrane@latrust.org.uk.
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