Pre-School Lead Practitioner
Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6XS24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Part time: 30 hours in the setting and 7 hours planning and preparation. There is some flexibility for planning and preparation.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25992 - £27711
What skills and experience we're looking for
King’s Cliffe Endowed Primary School is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Early Years Practitioner to lead our Pre-School. The contract will be for 37 hours per week (30 hours in the setting and 7 hours planning and preparation which can be flexible). This appointment is term time only, and the successful candidate will work closely with the Early Years Lead in providing our children with an exciting learning experience.
The school is located 15 minutes from Corby, 15 minutes from Stamford, 20 minutes from Peterborough and 30 minutes from Kettering.
This is an exciting time to be joining our friendly and supportive school, where we strive to ensure all our children ‘grow a love for learning’ and experience success daily. We would be delighted to receive applications from candidates with a level 3 early years qualification or higher.
We would look for the successful candidate to have:
- A passion for early years development
- High expectations of learning and behaviour
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the early years curriculum, baseline and profiling
- High expectations of themselves and others
- The ability to motivate and challenge
- Great teamwork and the ability to maintain a positive outlook
What the school offers its staff
We can offer the successful candidate:
- Wonderful children who love to learn and have an outstanding attitude to their learning
- A dedicated, friendly team of staff, parents and governors
- An environment that promotes outdoor learning
- A programme of continuous professional development that considers your area of interest and expertise
- Support and encouragement
- A culture of achievement and success for all
Visits to the school are strongly recommended and we are happy to e-mail an application form on request, or this can be downloaded from our website, along with the job description and person specification: Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School - Vacancies
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
KCEPS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check, medical clearance and references will be taken up for short listed candidates prior to interview. Candidates will be subject to a media search of information in the public domain.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Christian, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 220 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School website
- Email address
- lynda.bowyer@kceps.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01780 470259
We are a modern village primary school, with state of the art facilities and a newly built, modern school building in the heart of King’s Cliffe. We have a history of outstanding results and sit within the top 3% of schools nationally.
Arranging a visit to Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lynda.bowyer@kceps.co.uk.
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