Reception Class Teacher
Fairchildes Primary School, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0AH7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
3 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
1 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - M6 (salary dependant on experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about early childhood education?
Do you have the creativity, patience, and dedication to inspire young learners?
Fairchildes Primary School is looking for a caring and enthusiastic Reception Teacher to join our vibrant community.
Fairchildes Primary School is an Outstanding two-form primary school in the south east of the London Borough of Croydon. We believe that every child deserves a nurturing environment where they feel valued, safe, and motivated to learn.
Our dedicated team works collaboratively to create a supportive and inclusive setting that encourages curiosity and joy in learning from the very beginning. We take pride in fostering a warm and engaging school culture that puts children and their development first.
The Role
As our Reception Teacher, you will:
- Create a welcoming and stimulating environment for children aged 4-5 years old.
- Plan and deliver creative and age-appropriate lessons that inspire curiosity, build confidence, and lay the foundation for lifelong learning.
- Encourage social, emotional, and academic growth through play-based and structured activities.
- Work closely with parents, caregivers, and other staff to support each child’s individual needs and foster a love for learning.
- Uphold safeguarding and welfare standards, ensuring each child’s safety and wellbeing.
What we're looking for :
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) with experience in early years education.
- A genuine passion for early childhood development, with a focus on creating a positive and supportive environment.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with parents, colleagues, and support staff.
- Patience, creativity, and a sense of humour—plus a willingness to celebrate every small step of progress!
What the school offers its staff
To gain a true understanding of what Fairchildes Primary School offers, we warmly invite all prospective applicants to visit us. Please contact us on 01689 842268 to arrange a convenient time for your visit. We are confident that observing our dedicated team and engaging environment first-hand will inspire you to join our school community.
If you are passionate about working with children and want to make a real difference, then there is a place for you at Fairchildes Primary School.
Further details available on our website: https://www.factrust.org/fairchildes
Fairchildes Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to safer recruitment and the successful candidate will need to undertake enhanced DBS and Prohibition Order checks before starting.
Fairchildes Primary School is part of the Fairchildes Academy Community Trust (FACT), a small Croydon based multi academy trust with inclusion at its core. We are continually striving to be an inclusive employer, and are committed to building a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@factrust.org
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Fairchildes Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 470 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Fairchildes Primary School website
- Email address
- recruitment@factrust.org
Arranging a visit to Fairchildes Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@factrust.org.
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