Job Introduction
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Job/Person Summary
Do you have a passion for continuous provision in Key Stage one?
We are looking for a cracking EYFS teacher to join our team in the Federation of Burley and Sopley! This position will be based at Burley Primary, in our mixed age Year R and Year 1 class. Within our setting, we work on a continuous provision model - we do not have tables and chairs for every child and encourage our children to engage in play based learning inside and outside our classroom. We are privilege to have amazing grounds and maintain smaller than average classes. We work closely with our team at Sopley, benefiting from shared PPA sessions to collaborate, share workload and expertise!
We hope that the successful candidate will be able to undertake a period of shadowing the current teacher, and also be available to joining us for our INSET days on 22nd and 23rd October, where we will be working alongside Kit Messager (the author of Curious not Furious) to develop our thinking around empowering all working in our school.
We are seeking a teacher who:
Has a passion for great early years practice and is confident how these principles will look for children in Year One.
Is kind, caring and understands the power of positive relationships between the adults and children in their class.
Is inclusive and understands the importance of belonging within a classroom
Works effectively as part of a team
Is a strong and clear communicator
Understands how children learn and develop
Contributes actively to the wider life of the school
Fosters a nurturing, inclusive classroom while maintaining high expectations for all pupils
Collaborates confidently with teaching assistants and shares responsibility for classroom provision
Actively shares ideas and supports colleagues
Demonstrates honesty, professionalism, and a commitment to safeguarding
Is willing and able to travel across our Federation for meetings and shared PPA time
What we offer:
A welcoming and supportive school community
A collaborative staff team committed to shared planning and workload
Ring-fenced time for additional responsibilities
A positive, inclusive working environment across two village schools
Rural location with lots of opportunity to make impact!
A well set up learning environment.
This post is initially for a fixed period of 1 year, but is determined by the ending of current maternity leave.
Tours of the school are warmly welcomed.
All applications to be sent to Chloe Buckley at c.buckley@burley.hants.sch.uk
Interview Date: Tuesday 20th October 2026
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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