Nursery Teacher

Martins Wood Primary School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 5RT

52 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  31 January 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (Actual) Main Pay Scale

Nursery Teacher job summary

Are you passionate about working in Early Years?

Are you someone who wants to make a difference to children's lives?

Do you like to make learning memorable?

Do you value outdoor learning as much as indoor learning?

If this is you then this is an exciting time to join our Early Years Team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and skilled Nursery Class Teacher with knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage to come and join our welcoming team.

We can offer you a dedicated, supportive and friendly team, attractive classroom with a brand new outside area. Working with our trust we offer an extensive CPD programme which includes in-house and trust wide training. We value collaboration so ensure that year group PPA is offered together.

At Martins Wood, we believe that each child has the capability to thrive regardless of circumstance or background. Our school motto "inspiring an ambition to learn" underpins everything we do, as we guide children on their journey to a lifelong love of learning.

We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers (ECTs).

We encourage potential candidates to contact the school office to book a visit to the school where we will be happy to show you around and get to know you a little.

The school is part of Ivy Learning Trust, a highly successful multi-academy trust.

Martins Wood Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. We follow safer recruitment guidelines when advertising and employing new staff and the post will be subject to an enhanced DBS and reference checks.

As part of our due diligence, we will be carrying out an online search at the point of shortlisting.

Ivy Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of our pupils and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS and online social media check. Further information about the disclosure can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.

Employment at Ivy Learning Trust is also subject to:

• Satisfactory references

• Barred list check (regulated activity roles)

• Section 128 check (for applicable roles)

• Overseas criminal records check (where required) D

• Identity check

• Right to work in the UK

• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role

• Confirmation of registration with applicable registered body where applicable

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 Martins Wood Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 587 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Martins Wood Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/martins-wood-primary-school-stevenage

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