Job Description

The Granville School

Kent
21 per hour


Expiring soon

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

28 September 2025

Apply by:

19 September 2025

Job overview

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We are seeking an inspirational and experienced Early Years' teacher, who has what it takes to distinguish themselves from the ordinary. The post is on a fixed term contract, initially for one term.

This opportunity would suit a resourceful and highly-approachable candidate, who is an excellent classroom practitioner, ensures high academic standards and engenders a love of learning, enquiry and curiosity. A warm manner, initiative and excellent organisation and communication skills are central to this role, along with an ability to build a strong rapport with pupils, colleagues and parent.

Teaching and development

Motivate and stimulate a child's learning abilities, often encouraging learning through experience Provide pastoral care and support to children within a secure learning environment
Assist with the development of a child's personal, social, language and physical coordination abilities.
Develop and produce visual aids and teaching resources
Encourage mathematical and creative development through stories, songs, games, drawing and imaginative play
Help children develop curiosity and knowledge
Work with others, including teaching assistants and nursery nurses as well as volunteer helpers, to plan and coordinate work both indoors and outdoors
Share knowledge gained with other practitioners and build and maintain strong professional relationships with parents
Observe, assess and record each child's progress
Ensure the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities, both inside and outside the setting
Attend staff meetings and staff training days
Keep up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practice

Classroom management

Establish and maintain positive working relationships with all members of staff.
Provide support and guidance and supervision for Teaching Assistants.
Organise and manage the day-to-day running of early years teaching within your classroom, including efficient use of teaching resources.
Assist in the induction process for new members of staff within Early Years.
Support the any Early Years with external accreditations.
Stimulate colleagues and pupils alike, by creating a supportive, challenging and positive environment.
Manage own professional development by attending training opportunities such as in-service training.
Keep up-to-date with current developments and progression in early years.

Communication

Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with parents and colleagues.
Ensure parents are well-informed about the curriculum as well as their child's progress and targets.
Liaise with other colleagues to ensure a smooth transition for all pupils through their early years journey.

Additional duties

Promote and safeguard the welfare of all pupils.
Ensure a high standard of care for pupils is consistently maintained.
Act as a role model for members of staff and pupils.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Educated to A-level or above, including a minimum of GCSE (or equivalent) grade C in maths and English.

Desirable


Paediatric First aid training.
Recent formal safeguarding training.

Experience

Essential
The successful candidate will have:
Experience of classroom supervision, in an EYFS environment.
Demonstrable experience of monitoring and evaluating teaching.
Experience monitoring and recording pupils' academic development in an Early Years environment.

Desirable
Experience of Early Years' teaching
Experience of working with pupils with SEND, and pupils with social and emotional difficulties.
Experience of online learning journals.

Knowledge and Skills

The successful candidate will have:
Knowledge and understanding of child protection, safeguarding policies and Early Years Framework.
Knowledge of current legislation and the application of such in schools.
An ability to assist in curricular development.
An understanding of curriculum and pedagogical issues in relation to EYFS.
Creative and stimulating teaching strategies which engage and motivate pupils.
Knowledge of the principles of good practice relating to staff supervision.
An ability to identify problem areas and suggest appropriate measures for improvement.
An ability to maintain consistently high standards and ensure quality of teaching.
An ability to promote and sustain high standards for pupils.
A wide knowledge of educational terminology.
A clear understanding of child development and how this contributes to teaching strategies and learning styles.

Personal Qualities

The successful candidate will have:
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
An ability to engage effectively and professionally with parents/carers.
An ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
An ability to manage and prioritise a demanding workload (managing self), and that of others (managing others), if necessary.
Excellent time management skills and organisation.
An ability to model good practice and engage in self-reflection.
The successful candidate will be: Flexible, reliable, enthusiastic and patient, inspiring and influential.
An ability to take control, lead and manage situations within the classroom.
Consistent in modelling good practice and behaviour.
A current enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service barred list check.

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About

The Granville School

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The Granville School

2 Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks
Kent
TN13 3LJ
United Kingdom

+44 1732 453039

The Granville School leads the field in providing an independent pre-school education for girls and boys aged 3-4 and a prep education for girls aged 4-11 that is aspirational, future-facing, relevant and engenders success in all aspects of school life, while still upholding the best of prep school tradition.



Our pupils achieve excellent results without compromising the breadth of their education. From Pre-School upwards our pupils benefit from specialist, inspirational and expert teaching from practitioners who are leaders in their fields. We also enjoy an outstanding reputation for Drama, Art and Music and our impressive results, in a range of sports speak for themselves.



Despite being non-selective, boys from our pre-school move on to prestigious schools and Granville girls obtain outstanding results in the Kent 11+ grammar test and in entrance exams to sought-after senior schools. Our scholarship record is unrivalled locally. All pupils make excellent progress from their own starting point.



We attribute this success to our focus on the individual and our commitment to ensuring that every child learns, no matter where they are their personal learning journey. The individual attention we offer our pupils gives them confidence, self-belief and the courage to try new things and find their passion.



A Granville education develops our pupils into confident, kind and courteous members of the community who are resilient, ambitious and successful. Our younger pupils admire our senior pupils as strong role models who demonstrate leadership skills and undertake their responsibilities with commitment and care.

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