Early Years Educator (temporary, until August 2027)

The Education Space; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre in London is seeking a qualified early years educator for a temporary, full-time role (term-time only) to cover until August 2027. The post is 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30am–4:30pm, with a salary on the Qualified - Scale 4 (£26,238.22–£27,384.32).

The school leads the East London Research School and the Stronger Practice Hub, with a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's development, ensuring a diverse and inclusive

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in childcare and early education (or equivalent).
• Successful EYFS experience in a school or setting.

Responsibilities

• Be skilled at listening to children and having conversations with them.
• Promote children's learning through a broad curriculum.
• Maintain children's journals to a high standard.
• Be confident in working with parents.

Education

Level 3 qualification in childcare and early education

Job description

• Employer: Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
• Salary: Qualified - Scale 4: £26,238.22 - £27,384.32
• Location: Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
• Contract: Temporary
• Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• DBS Check: Enhanced
• Closing Date: 02/10/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: Pri/26/344641

Early years educator (temporary, until August 2027)

Sheringham Nursery School

Sheringham Avenue

London E12 5PB

0208 553 2479

www.sheringham-nur.org.uk

Qualified - Scale 4: £26,238.22 - £27,384.32

36 hours per week, term time only

Monday-Friday 8.30am-4.30pm

ASAP 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 children's 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 children's centre team supports young children's 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 school's excellent work to other settings.

Sheringham Nursery School and Children's 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 children's 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 children's learning through our broad curriculum
• be able to maintain children's 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 on 020 8553 2479 or email [e-mail].

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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.