Early Years Practitioner - Level 2, part-time Maternity Cover

The Shade Pre-School is looking to appoint an inspiring and highly driven Early Years Practitioner. You will need to be experienced at working with young children and will have a passion for this stage of learning.

At the Shade Primary School, we believe all children should be taught kindness, respect, empathy, compassion and resilience. We nurture children to ensure they are happy to learn and have emotional awareness within our school family through a safe and secure environment. You will play a vital role in supporting our school’s principles and ensuring our pupils feel supported and valued.

If you have a desire to make a difference and are a good team player, then this post could be right for you.

This role is required from 1 January 2026

24 hours and 15 minutes per week
Monday - Friday 8.45am – 1.30pm, with an additional 30 minutes planning
Term time only
Salary range £14,058 - £14,281
Based on fte £25,583 - £25,989
(Dependent upon qualifications, skills and experience)

For an informal conversation or a visit to the school, please contact the school office on 01353 886880.

Further details of this vacancy and details of how to apply can be found at www.staploeeducationtrust.org.uk/vacancies.
We are unable to accept CVs

The closing date for applications is 10am, Tuesday 11 November 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received

Interviews will be held on Friday 14 November 2025

Staploe Education Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all adults working within our Trust to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and medical checks. We will undertake online searches of all shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

Staploe Education Trust. Schools in our Trust: Soham Village College; Kennett Primary School; The Shade Primary School; The Weatheralls Primary School

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide