Do you have a passion for Early Years teaching? Saxon Primary School is a friendly school with a diverse catchment and a wonderful team spirit. The whole school team is committed to ensuring a safe and happy environment where children love learning and thrive. We have a strong reputation for working collaboratively with other local schools and are constantly on the look-out for opportunities to enhance our provision. The right candidate will be joining a strong, professional team of enthusiastic staff who will work alongside you in a supportive and constructive way.
The Saxon Primary School Nursery provides Early Education places to children aged 2 to 4 years prior to their entry to school. We are looking to recruit an Early Years Teaching Assistant to work in our Nursery, who is not afraid to immerse themselves in the children’s play. We are looking for someone who can be flexible and support learning in a creative way.
Working Hours – 31.25 hours per week, term time only (39 weeks per year), to be worked 8:30am to 3:15pm Monday to Friday. This role is a fixed term position to 31st August 2026.
We are:
- A Good school with Outstanding leadership (Ofsted, November 2024)
- A cohesive school, where staff and governors are supportive
- An innovative school with excellent facilities
What we offer:
- A team of staff committed to supporting you
- Opportunities to attend training with our Teaching Assistants in local schools
- Opportunities to study for Higher Level Teaching qualification
- Support for those that wish to further develop their career in teaching or early years
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (defined benefit scheme)
We are looking particularly for someone who has:
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- A passion for creating lifelong learners, is committed to inclusion and equality and has high expectation of themselves and every child
- High level of personal and emotional resilience
- A calm and caring approach with children
- Be a team player
- Lots of patience
- Capacity to be flexible
- Ability and confidence to use initiative whilst respecting advice from professionals
- Committed to continual personal professional development
- Enthusiasm for child-centered provision and learning through play
Saxon is part of the Lumen Learning Trust. For more information about the school or the Lumen Learning Trust itself, please look at our website.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 26th January 2026. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
Salary: PS3 £18,170 actual (£24,330 FTE)
Closing date: 9am Monday 26th January 2026
Interviews: Thursday 29th January 2026
Start date: As soon as possible
To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs. Previous applicants need not apply.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
