Early Years Educator
Early Years Educator
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Job Description
September 2025 start
Our vision: a happy healthy enquiring and active childhood for every child.
Our mission: to work in partnership with every family. Together we can help every child to have the best start in life.
If you share our passion for early years education and our commitment to ensuring all children have a happy healthy successful time at school then we would love to hear from you.
The children who attend our nursery school and childrens centre are engaging creative and full of fun. Our committed and talented staff ensure all children learn progress and thrive and that they are ready for primary school. Our friendly childrens centre team supports young childrens healthy and happy development offering extra help when families need it.
We lead the East London Research School a thriving hub of evidence-based practice. We have also recently been designated a Stronger Practice Hub providing the opportunity for further dissemination of the schools excellent work to other settings.
Sheringham Nursery School and Childrens Centre serves a diverse community in Newham east London. We work in close partnership with parents families the local authority and other organisations in the surrounding area. A commitment to serving this community and a passion for overcoming disadvantage and barriers to achievement is essential for any applicant for this role.
Sheringham is a highly successful Newham Nursery School rated Outstanding by Ofsted. We have children on roll aged 2 3 and 4 years old.
We are recruiting for a full-time early years educator with at least a level 3 qualification in childcare and early education (or equivalent) with successful EYFS experience in a school or setting. You might be experienced or newly qualified.
- Are you a well-qualified early years practitioner with enthusiasm energy and commitment to high quality early years education
- Do you have a sound understanding of child development the Early Years Foundation Stage and a strong commitment to supporting childrens learning through play inside and outdoors
- Are you positive about working in partnership with families in our diverse multilingual community
- Can you promote the inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities
You will:
- be skilled at listening to children and having conversations with them
- love playing with children and spending time outdoors with them in all weathers
- be able to promote childrens learning through our broad curriculum
- be able to maintain childrens journals to a high standard
- be skilled and confident in working with parents
What we can offer you:
- Highly skilled staff team dedicated to providing the best for families and their children
- Well-resourced environments including an extensive landscaped outdoor space
- Evidence-informed professional development that will support understanding and use of highly effective strategies enabling the candidate to work at the cutting edge of early years pedagogy and practice
- The opportunity to work with both our Research School and the Stronger Practice Hub helping to disseminate our evidence-informed practice to the early years sector.
You are very welcome to come and visit by appointment or phone the headteacher (Lindsey Foster) for an informal discussion onor email .
Before you apply please ensure that you are available for the selection process on 8th July at Sheringham Nursery School. Make sure that you complete a full application statement. No CVs and no agencies please.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check.
- Deadline for applications: 29th June 2025
- Shortlisting: 30th June 2025
- Interviews: Afternoon of 8th July 2025
Equal Opportunities
The School has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work.
How to apply
Please apply online. For technical difficulties please contact the Jobsgopublic Support Team (). For further information about the role please contact the school directly.
Employment Type
Full-Time
