Class Teacher - EYFS (part time)

Tel: 01508 492530

Email: office@poringland.norfolk.sch.uk 

Website: https://poringlandprimary.co.uk

Headteacher: Rhiannon Price

• Salary – MPS / UPS, dependent on experience
• Temporary - maternity cover until 15 June 2027 max*
• Part Time
• 0.6 FTE 
• Required for 1 September 2026 

Do you believe that every day is an important day for each of the pupils in your care and that every child can succeed? Are you passionate about children’s learning; patient and committed to understanding the needs of every child or children with whom you work?

The children, staff and governors of Poringland Primary School and Nursery are looking to appoint a teacher to provide excellent EYFS/Nursery teaching and learning practice. You will have a clear understanding of learning and teaching, building on our existing good practice to make learning irresistible, inclusive and effective for the children in our EYFS. We welcome applications from those candidates with experience of and a passion for Early Years education, particularly in Reception. This position would not suit an ECT at this time. Required for 1 September 2026 until 15 June 2027, *or earlier dependent on the return of the postholder. 

You will need to:

• be an excellent practitioner who places children at the heart of everything
• have extensive knowledge of the Early Years Framework and experience of translating it to meet the developmental needs of children in your class
• have a vision for what outstanding learning and teaching should look like for children, with the capacity and drive to deliver this
• be a professional who inspires children, including them as active learners
• experience of developing children with SEND as well as stretching high achievers
• be determined to make a difference
• be calm, caring and supportive of the inclusive ethos of our school
• have high expectations of yourself, standards of achievement, progress and behaviour, together with a can do attitude
• be an effective team member, organised, hardworking and flexible
• have a passion for teaching, with the ability to inspire and motivate
• be an excellent role model who maintains the positive ethos and core values of the school, both inside and outside the classroom.

We can offer:

• happy, responsive and polite children
• an opportunity to make a difference and shape the future of our school
• good professional development opportunities
• a caring, committed and inclusive ethos
• the opportunity to develop classroom and wider school responsibilities 
• a committed friendly, supportive staff team.

If you would like to visit, please contact the school office to book an appointment. 

How to apply

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

If, having read the job description and person specification, you share our vision of delivering a high quality, distinctive primary education and believe you have the skills and attributes make a real difference to the outcomes for our children, then we warmly invite you to complete the application form and submit it together with your personal statement. Please forward completed application forms (we are unable to accept CVs) to the school office marked for the attention of Rhiannon Price; electronic applications are welcome via - office@poringland.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date:  25 June 2026, 2pm

Interview date:  w/c  29 June 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.