Job description
We are a thriving 3 form entry primary school with a nursery, located near Slough town centre and close to Datchet, Eton and Windsor. If you are committed to providing high-quality care, learning, and support for children, working collaboratively with the St Mary’s team to create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment that promotes children’s wellbeing, learning, and development, then St Mary’s is the place for you.
What you’ll do:
- Support children’s learning, play, and development across the KS1 curriculum.
- Build strong relationships with children, families, and staff.
- Help maintain a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment.
- Engage parents and carers, keeping them well informed and involved.
- Apply best practice in safeguarding, health and safety, and child wellbeing.
- Bring your own ideas and enthusiasm to our ambitious and caring school.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has experience working with children, ideally in an early years or nursery setting.
- Is passionate about education and aligns with our school’s values.
- Understands the importance of safeguarding and high-quality childcare.
- Communicates effectively with children, families, and colleagues.
- Is committed to ongoing professional development.
- Is prepared to attend to pupils’ personal needs including First Aid matters.
- Is discreet and able to maintain confidentiality.
- Is prepared to support children with Special Educational Needs in small groups and /or in 1:1 situations
- Has good organisational and IT skills.
Why join us?
- A supportive and friendly team environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and training.
- A welcoming school with a clear vision and strong values.
- The chance to make a real difference in children’s lives.
- Well behaved, happy and enthusiastic children.
- A caring ethos with support from colleagues and the leadership team.
- A positive, friendly and resource-rich learning environment.
- Excellent professional development and career opportunities.
- An inclusive school which thrives on equality and diversity.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Primary · Ages 3–11
- Pupils
- 680
- Avg teacher salary
- £45,245
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 20:1
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
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Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Slough, Slough, SL1 2AR
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- Salary
- £25,468.00 - £28,775.00 Annually (FTE)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Full time
- Posted
- 5 October 2026
- Closing date
- 31 December 2026
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