EYFS Reception Class Teacher

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Abingdon
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Education
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

EYFS Pedagogy Systematic Synthetic Phonics Early Mathematics Observation and Assessment Child-Centred Practice Classroom Management Parent Communication Collaboration

FULL DESCRIPTION

EYFS Reception Class Teacher

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4DA

  • Start date: September 2026
  • Closing date: 21 May 2026 at 11:59pm
  • Date listed: 30 April 2026
  • Working pattern: Full time
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Salary: Mainscale with possibility of TLR for the right candidate
  • Visa sponsorship: Not available
  • Suitable for early career teachers: Yes

Job summary

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a welcoming one-form-entry primary school with a strong community ethos. As part of Ridgeway Education Trust, we offer:

  • Collaboration with EYFS teams across local primary schools
  • Shared expertise and high-quality professional development
  • A strong commitment to inclusive, child-centred practice
  • Opportunities for leadership development at all career stages

Our EYFS practice is rooted in a language-rich environment, high-quality interactions, purposeful continuous provision, systematic synthetic phonics and well-sequenced early mathematics.

The Role

As Reception Class Teacher, you will:

  • Create a warm, purposeful and enabling environment that supports curiosity, independence and wellbeing
  • Plan and deliver high-quality teaching and continuous provision grounded in strong EYFS pedagogy
  • Use observation and assessment responsively to shape learning and next steps
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across school and Trust to ensure coherence and consistency
  • Build positive relationships with families and communicate children’s progress clearly

What We Offer

  • A supportive, collegiate staff team
  • Dedicated planning time and professional dialogue
  • High-quality CPD through school, Trust and wider EYFS networks
  • Opportunities to develop subject leadership and contribute to Trust-wide projects
  • A caring, inclusive school community with a strong sense of belonging

EYFS Lead Opportunity

For the right candidate, this role offers the exciting opportunity to lead our Early Years provision, with a TLR 2.1 payment of £3,527.

Visits and Applications

Visits to our friendly, inclusive school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to arrange a visit and meet our pupils and staff. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff working in all its schools to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, references and pre-employment safeguarding checks. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 3 to 11. Education phase: Primary school. School size: 198 pupils enrolled. Age range: 3 to 11. View Ofsted report. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website.

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