Nursery Teacher

Longfields Primary and Nursery School, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6QL

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  6 June 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £45,352.00 Annually (FTE)

Nursery Teacher job summary

We are looking for a caring and creative teacher to join our Nursery from September 2026.

Longfields Primary and Nursery School is an established, inclusive school in the heart of Bicester, with beautiful grounds and an enviable location that enables us to take advantage of all that Bicester has to offer. We are proud to be a community school and have a rich mix of families from a huge variety of backgrounds.

Our children are at the heart of everything we do; and our values of aspiration, integrity and unity are something we live by every day.

Our ethos is that we strive to ensure that each child’s journey through Longfields Primary gives them the values, skills and knowledge to prepare them for each stage of their education, as well as enabling them to make a positive contribution to our local community and wider world through an ambitious, yet fun curriculum.

This is also the chance to be part of a dynamic, innovative, creative and highly successful team and to work in a progressive, creative and energetic school environment.

We are looking to appoint:

• A teacher with experience within Early Years
• A teacher who believes in and upholds our school vision and values
• A teacher who is dedicated to all children achieving the very best outcomes in a supportive and inclusive learning environment
• A teacher who is driven to improve their own CPD
• A friendly and confident member of staff, who is willing to work in close partnerships with parents/carers, governors, staff and pupils.

We can offer you;

• Excellent continuous professional development and training opportunities
• An amazing, friendly, supportive, forward-thinking, and dedicated team of colleagues
• Happy, well-behaved, wonderful children who love learning and coming to school
• Supportive governors and parents
• A vibrant well led Early Years setting, including a Nursery
• A focus on mental health and well-being with access to an Employee Assistance Programme and a team who prioritise a healthy work-life balance

Longfields is a school that offers ample opportunity for teachers who show vision, enthusiasm and wish to develop, whatever their starting point.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. We advise interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

We would love to show you around our school and give you the opportunity to meet with the Headteacher, please contact the office at (01869) 252386 or email office@longfields-primary.org to arrange this.

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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 Longfields Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 390 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longfields Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longfields-primary-and-nursery-school

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