Class Teacher (Nursery)

ESMS: Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent co-educational school in Edinburgh is seeking a Class Teacher for the Nursery. This full-time role requires a commitment to high teaching standards and pastoral care for pupils, starting on 23 February 2026. Applicants must have experience as a class teacher and GTCS registration. The position offers various benefits including free school lunches, sports club access, and a pension scheme, all within a supportive environment committed to safeguarding children's welfare.

Benefits

Free school lunches

Paid moving house day

Free Sports’ Club membership

Auto-enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Death in service benefit

Family friendly policies

Employee Assistance Service

Cycle to work scheme

Annual professional review process

Regular salary reviews

Funding towards professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Must have experience working as a class teacher.
• Registered with GTCS for primary teaching.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of teaching and pastoral care.
• Teach a diverse group of pupils in a nursery setting.

Skills

Classroom management

Experience in primary education

Effective communication

Education

GTCS registration for Primary teaching

Job description

Class Teacher (Nursery)

Number Of Positions: 1

Contract Type: Fixed Term, Full Time, Term Time

Salary: £34,853 - £50,477

Location: Edinburgh (Ravelston)

Closing Date: 20 January 2026

Department: Early Years/Nursery

Region / Division: ESMS

Job Role: Teaching

The Role

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools are recruiting a Classroom Teacher (Nursery) to join the Junior School on a temporary basis from 23 February 2026 to 26 June 2026 (subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks). The role is full time, term time, with a salary of £34,853 to £50,477, based at Ravelston.

The purpose of the role is to provide a high standard of teaching and pastoral care for the pupils in the class.

The successful candidate must have experience working as a class teacher and registration with GTCS for Primary teaching.

Eligibility

ESMS is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. The successful candidate will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Benefits

• Free school lunches
• Paid moving house day
• Free Sports’ Club membership, including access to pool and fitness suites
• Auto‑enrolment in the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Death in service benefit
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave
• Membership of the ESMS Discount and Benefits Scheme, including a range of discounts at 130,000 retail and entertainment locations
• Employee Assistance Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing salary sacrifice scheme
• Annual professional review process
• Regular salary reviews
• Funding towards professional qualifications

Values

We are looking for individuals who can embody and promote ESMS values of Kindness, Confidence, Resilience, Integrity, and Curiosity while role‑modeling behaviours in line with our school pillars of Ambition, Innovation, and Community.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

All staff working at ESMS have direct access to young people; therefore all posts within the school are considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

About ESMS

Welcome to the ESMS, a vibrant family of independent schools, set in beautiful grounds in the heart of Edinburgh. We offer a co‑educational nursery and junior school, single‑sex but closely twinned secondary education, and a co‑educational sixth form.

We are a consistently award‑winning school, with an educational legacy that stretches back more than 300 years. Our schools have always been pioneers of rounded education. Children’s education is underpinned by our values: kindness, confidence, resilience, integrity and curiosity. From virtual reality headsets in the classroom to developing one of the first outdoor learning programmes in Scotland, we are always searching for new ways to develop the whole child.

The people that work for us are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions they make to school life, we invest in their careers and we support their ambitions so that they flourish professionally and personally.

Application Process

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