Nursery Teacher

Longford Park Primary School, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4FU

13 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  24 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: GLF Unqualified Teacher Rate

Nursery Teacher job summary

Are you a passionate and dedicated early years professional looking to take the next step in your career? Longford Park Primary School is seeking a Nursery Teacher to oversee the development and daily management of our nurturing and engaging nursery environment on a fixed term contract for the rest of the academic year.

Your Opportunity

In this key role, you will ensure that children aged 2-5 thrive in a safe, caring, and stimulating setting, while building strong partnerships with parents, carers, and professionals. If you are committed to delivering high-quality teaching, implementing best practices, and fostering a love of learning, we would love to hear from you!

What we're looking for: 

• Early Years Level 6 qualification or above
• GCSE grade ‘C’ or above in Maths and English
• Current paediatric First Aid certificate
• Basic food hygiene certificate
• Up to date safeguarding training
• Strong teaching experience in Early Years with a clear understanding of current pedagogy
• Experience working in a nursery or school setting
• Experience managing and working within a team
• Ability to establish and communicate clear standards and expectations
• Ability to manage and develop resources to support child development
• High standard of written and oral communication
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and statutory requirements
• Good understanding of The Children Act, EYFS Welfare Requirements, and KCSIE
• Ability to design interactive, engaging sessions for all learning needs
• Strong planning and organisation skills
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Trustworthy, approachable, and passionate about changing children’s lives

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for more information and before applying.

About the Banbury Cluster

Longford Park, William Morris, Hardwick and Cherry Fields make up a newly established cluster of Primary schools, overseen by a Regional Director. The Banbury cluster have a collaborative approach towards working, which means the schools work closely together to provide an outstanding educational experience to the local communities. The schools’ benefit from being able to share resources, knowledge and best practice to support each other and maintain high quality teaching. Joining us will allow for opportunities for career progression across the cluster and give you the chance to enhance your professional skills.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 17,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Career pathways and talent management
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Start Date: January 2026

Salary Grade: GLF Unqualified Teacher Rate

Hours: Full time. 

Contract: Fixed term contract to 17th July 

Closing Date: 24th November 2025

Candidates may be shortlisted and invited to interview before the closing date. We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event a suitable candidate is found.

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 Longford Park Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 279 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Longford Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/longford-park-primary-school-banbury

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