Preschool Lead

Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School, Crediton, Devon, EX17 6PJ

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  17 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.47 - £14.36 Hourly Pay Grade is dependent on experience

Preschool Lead job summary

Experienced Early Years Practitioner required as Pre-school Lead

Full time, 5 days per week, term time only. To be paid NJC Grade D Scale Point 8 – 12 dependent on experience.

Temporary Post to commence September 2025

Are you passionate about developing our very youngest children to be the very best they can be? Do you want the chance to make a real difference to the children in our care? If the answer is yes then read on as we would love you to join our team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and talented Early Years Worker to join our wonderful supportive staff at Morchard Bishop C of E Primary School. This position is an exciting opportunity to continue to enhance our popular and well supported pre-school setting.

This post will involve leading the Pre-school including planning and preparation throughout the week. It involves creating a fun, nurturing, stimulating and safe environment for the children that meets individual’s needs; preparing and resourcing activities and provision linked to the EYFS curriculum; assessing children’s progress and determining next steps in their learning and working collaboratively with other members of our EYFS team as well as parents and carers.

We are looking for someone who puts children at the heart of everything they do and wants the very best outcomes for all children in their care. You will need to be able to spot opportunities to develop learning in the moment. You will also need to show a high degree of initiative and be solution focussed. The successful candidate will have robust knowledge of EYFS, an awareness of the new Framework and have the excellent communication and organisational skills to lead the pre-school team and work closely with other leaders across the school. The individual must be highly motivated and have a positive attitude to making a difference.

For this role, you must hold a Level 3 Early Years qualification or a similar/higher/equivalent qualification;

Ideally, you will also:

- Have experience of working within and leading an early years setting;

- Have a robust and thorough knowledge of the EYFS curriculum;

- Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills;

- Be able to build positive relationships with children, staff and parents and work as part of a team;

- Be energetic, positive and enthusiastic;

- Be able to use your own initiative;

- Be warm, friendly and have a good sense of humour

What we can offer you:

• Salary Sacrifice offers, including Bike2Work, Tech Scheme and Gym Membership
• Substantial workplace pension
• Term time ‘Give Back Day’ to take for personal reasons
• Staff Wellbeing support
• CPD opportunities for all staff

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and Social Media online check.

If you wish to visit prior to application, please contact the school office direct on 01363 877328

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.

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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 Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 109 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/morchard-bishop-church-of-england-primary-school

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