Early Years Classroom Teacher
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 March 2026 |
| Location: | Slough, Berkshire, SL1 5NL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e75d6f01-64e4-419e-95a0-04b969c37105 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Early Years Classroom Teacher
Responsible to: Headteacher & Governing Body
Responsible for: carrying out the duties & responsibilities of a teacher as detailed in the Pay & Conditions of Service document 2013 & to meet the requirements of the Teaching Standards.
Grade: Main scale
Job Purpose:
To help lead the school in policies & practices of continuous school improvement & staff development
To be an effective & reflective classroom teacher able to demonstrate & share good practice
To work as part of the nursery school team
To effectively involve parents in their children’s learning
To provide the highest quality care & learning opportunities for all the children.
Teaching & Learning
To play an effective role in the development of high-quality teaching & learning
To plan, organise & deliver a broad & balanced child centred curriculum within the Early Years Foundation Stage using a variety of teaching methods to address the differing needs of the children within the school
To organise staff, students & volunteers, & lead the daily/weekly planning to enable the children to learn & develop
To be responsible for monitoring the progress & wellbeing of the children
To assess, record & review the progress of individual children, & to compile records of achievement
To report to parents & professionals on a regular basis
To establish positive relationships with parents & work with other professional in developing a range of support, e.g. home visits, home-school diaries, meetings
To share & support the school’s responsibility to provide & maintain opportunities for the children’s personal & academic growth
To facilitate inclusion in the main stream nursery provision, events & activities wherever possible
To be an excellent role model for all staff
To interact with children’s learning sensitively & to effectively scaffold the learning of new skills & knowledge, & to help develop their characteristics of effective learning
Leadership
To be line manager for the Early Years practitioners & Teaching Assistants in your Home Base
To play an active part in school development
To embrace the school’s ethos of inclusion
To contribute to the professional development of staff
To take an active part in the development of the School Improvement Plan, its implementation & evaluating it
Safeguarding
To be fully aware of & understand the duties & responsibilities arising from the Children Act 2004 & Working Together in relation to child protection & safeguarding children & young people as this applies the role of the adult in the school.
To carry out any other duties as deemed necessary to the post under the direction of the headteacher.
These are the key tasks as currently defined. They are not listed in priority order.
What the school offers its staff
Teachers School PensionPluxee discounts/vouchers
Well being events termly. Evenings out with staff.
EAP
Occupational Health support
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.
Job Title: Early Years Classroom Teacher
Responsible to: Headteacher & Governing Body
Responsible for: carrying out the duties & responsibilities of a teacher as detailed in the Pay & Conditions of Service document 2013 & to meet the requirements of the Teaching Standards.
Grade: Main scale
Job Purpose:
To help lead the school in policies & practices of continuous school improvement & staff development
To be an effective & reflective classroom teacher able to demonstrate & share good practice
To work as part of the nursery school team
To effectively involve parents in their children’s learning
To provide the highest quality care & learning opportunities for all the children.
Teaching & Learning
To play an effective role in the development of high-quality teaching & learning
To plan, organise & deliver a broad & balanced child centred curriculum within the Early Years Foundation Stage using a variety of teaching methods to address the differing needs of the children within the school
To organise staff, students & volunteers, & lead the daily/weekly planning to enable the children to learn & develop
To be responsible for monitoring the progress & wellbeing of the children
To assess, record & review the progress of individual children, & to compile records of achievement
To report to parents & professionals on a regular basis
To establish positive relationships with parents & work with other professional in developing a range of support, e.g. home visits, home-school diaries, meetings
To share & support the school’s responsibility to provide & maintain opportunities for the children’s personal & academic growth
To facilitate inclusion in the main stream nursery provision, events & activities wherever possible
To be an excellent role model for all staff
To interact with children’s learning sensitively & to effectively scaffold the learning of new skills & knowledge, & to help develop their characteristics of effective learning
Leadership
To be line manager for the Early Years practitioners & Teaching Assistants in your Home Base
To play an active part in school development
To embrace the school’s ethos of inclusion
To contribute to the professional development of staff
To take an active part in the development of the School Improvement Plan, its implementation & evaluating it
Safeguarding
To be fully aware of & understand the duties & responsibilities arising from the Children Act 2004 & Working Together in relation to child protection & safeguarding children & young people as this applies the role of the adult in the school.
To carry out any other duties as deemed necessary to the post under the direction of the headteacher.
These are the key tasks as currently defined. They are not listed in priority order.
What the school offers its staff
Teachers School PensionPluxee discounts/vouchers
Well being events termly. Evenings out with staff.
EAP
Occupational Health support
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.