Nursery Class Practitioner

Independent Association of Prep Schools; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Dulwich Prep & Senior is seeking an enthusiastic Nursery Class Practitioner for their Two Year Old Room starting Autumn Term 2025. The role involves fostering a stimulating environment and supporting children's development while collaborating with parents. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and a passion for working with children.

Benefits

Excellent facilities and resources

Commitment to professional development

Small class sizes

Staff well-being opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of caring for and inspiring children.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent knowledge of the EYFS curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Create a caring and stimulating environment for children.
• Enable pupils to develop positive attitudes to learning.
• Build strong relationships with children and parents/carers.

Skills

Communication

Caring for Children

Understanding EYFS Curriculum

Education

Level 2 or Level 3 Qualification in EYFS

Job description

Dulwich Prep & Senior are looking for an enthusiastic Nursery Class Practitioner to work in our Two Year Old Room from Autumn Term 2025.

Detail

Dulwich Prep & Senior is an exciting place to work. With over 800 pupils, it has been the largest boys’ prep school in the UK and is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the world’s most cosmopolitan city. The school’s strength is its community: our staff, who are professional, passionate, and brilliantly collegiate (CPD is massively important); our pupils, who are inquisitive, challenging learners with a spring in their step, and our parents, who are hugely supportive, appreciative, and ambitious.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Nursery Class Practitioner to work in our Two Year Old Room from Autumn Term 2025. This person will be responsible for creating a caring, supportive, purposeful and stimulating environment, for enabling pupils to develop positive attitudes to learning, and for building strong and trusting relationships with both children and parents/carers.

We would welcome applicants who have experience of caring for and inspiring children, with strong communication skills, and who possess an excellent knowledge and understanding of the EYFS curriculum and safeguarding procedures. A full and relevant level 2 or level 3 qualification is essential.

Dulwich Prep & Senior offers excellent facilities and resources for its staff and pupils, as well as supportive and energised colleagues, a commitment to professional development and staff well-being opportunities and small class sizes.

Please read the Job Description and Application & Recruitment Process Explanatory Notes below. Your completed application form and equal opportunities form should be emailed, along with a covering letter explaining your suitability for this role, to Tamsin Hutson, HR Manager, at [e-mail]

• Closing Date: Wednesday 2 July 2025, 12.00pm
• Interviews: Wednesday 2 July and Friday 4 July, 2025
• Start Date: Autumn Term 2025

We reserve the right to appoint at any time during the recruitment process.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers, online checks and an enhanced DBS check.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees are valued and respected for their unique perspectives and contributions. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply for this position.

38-42 Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 7AA