Reception Teacher — Slough

Marchant Recruitment; Slough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A primary education recruitment agency is seeking a nurturing and imaginative Reception Teacher to join a supportive Slough primary school from January 2026. The successful candidate will enjoy mentoring time, continuous professional development, and a community-focused environment. Candidates must have QTS/EYTS or equivalent, along with Reception experience, to ensure high-quality interactions and early learning development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable Reception experience required.
• Available for pre-term planning before January 2026 induction and to teach from January 2026.

Responsibilities

• Design language-rich continuous provision and lead daily phonics sessions.
• Observe, assess and plan next steps, lead transition into Year 1.
• Run parent workshops and implement targeted interventions.

Skills

Creative

Organized

Confident with early assessment practice

Education

QTS / EYTS or equivalent

Job description

A warm Slough primary is seeking a nurturing and imaginative Reception Teacher to join the Early Years team on a Full-Time basis from January 2026. The successful Reception Teacher will be invited to pre-term planning ahead of January 2026, attend induction in January 2026 and begin teaching from January 2026 as the Reception Teacher. This Full-Time Reception Teacher role includes mentoring protected planning time and a strong EYFS environment that enables the Reception Teacher to focus on high-quality interactions, language development and early mathematics from January 2026.

Reception Teacher Full-Time role with a January 2026 start

Reception Teacher to join a supportive Good / Outstanding Slough primary January 2026 start.

Reception Teacher to receive induction and bespoke CPD in January 2026.

School snapshot

Friendly Slough primary with strong community links and bright well-resourced EYFS spaces for the Reception Teacher.

Dedicated teaching assistants and a reflective leadership team to support every Reception Teacher from January 2026.

A coherent CPD pathway and termly coaching for the Reception Teacher beginning in January 2026.

Reception Teacher Responsibilities

The Reception Teacher will design language-rich continuous provision and lead daily phonics sessions as the Reception Teacher.

The Reception Teacher will observe, assess and plan next steps, lead transition into Year 1 and run parent workshops as the Reception Teacher.

The Reception Teacher will be part of phase moderation and will implement targeted interventions from the term starting January 2026.

Reception Teacher Requirements

QTS / EYTS or equivalent and demonstrable Reception experience required of the Reception Teacher.

A Reception Teacher who is creative, organised and confident with early assessment practice.

Available for pre-term planning before January 2026 induction and to teach from January 2026 as a Full-Time Reception Teacher.

Why apply

This Full-Time Reception Teacher vacancy starting January 2026 offers a supportive team, clear CPD and real scope to shape early learning. The Reception Teacher will be supported through coaching and will have opportunities to develop responsibilities after January 2026. This Full-Time Reception Teacher position is ideal for someone committed to excellent early years practice.

To be considered for this Reception Teacher position please forward an up-to-date version of your CV.