Nursery teacher
- Employer: Wildridings Primary School and Nursery
- Salary: £30,000 - £49,999
- Location: Wildridings Primary School and Nursery, Netherton, Bracknell
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time/Term Time
- DBS Check: Enhanced
- Closing Date: 15/06/2026 at 10:00
- Reference: Pri/26/338506
Are you an ambitious and reflective Early Years teacher committed to ensuring every child makes exceptional progress? We are seeking a dedicated Nursery Class Teacher to join our nurturing primary school, where high expectations and a positive ethos go hand in hand.
Our school places kindness, encouragement, and resilience at the heart of everything we do. You will create a vibrant, engaging classroom environment where our youngest learners feel safe, valued, and excited to discover the world around them. Careful assessment, high-quality interactions, and purposeful provision will be used to ensure all pupils—regardless of background—rapidly develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence they need as they begin their school journey. We are looking for someone who brings energy, creativity, and a genuinely positive outlook to their teaching practice.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a strong understanding of the EYFS framework and effective early assessment
- Use data and observations to plan precisely for next steps
- Create an engaging, language-rich environment that promotes rapid development, especially in speech and language
- Maintain high expectations while fostering a warm, supportive classroom culture
- Work in partnership with families to maximise children’s progress
In return, Wildridings Primary School can offer you:
- A collaborative, vibrant and forward-thinking staff team
- Engaged, enthusiastic and respectful pupils who are eager to learn
- Strong systems of support and mentorship ensuring tailored training opportunities for professional development
- A school environment where everyone is valued to make a difference to the lives of all pupils
If you are ready to make a meaningful difference in children’s early education and bring positivity into the classroom every day, why not come and take a look around our thriving two-form entry primary school in the heart of Bracknell?
Closing date: 10m on Monday 15th June
Interview date: Thursday 18th June
Equal Opportunities
Bracknell Forest Council – Working for Equality. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
How to apply
How to Apply - Only applications received on Bracknell Forest application forms will be considered.
Safeguarding Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/young people. This position requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check because it involves contact with (or access to data concerning) children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. If you are successful in being shortlisted for this position, you will be required to complete a self-declaration formTo find out more about the application process for working with children, young people and adults at risk visit https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/jobs/policies-relating-job-applications/applications-work-those-risk
The Bracknell Forest Safeguarding Board (BFSB) oversees the safety and well-being of children in Bracknell Forest - https://bracknellforestsafeguarding.org.uk/
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to providing equality of opportunity to all. Our aim is to treat all employees and prospective employees with integrity, respect and consideration.
Disability - We are a Disability Symbol User and as such have made a commitment to guarantee an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Pre–employment medical check - As a condition of the Offer of Employment, the successful applicant will be asked to complete an Occupational Health questionnaire form.
References - On your application form you will be asked to provide the names and addresses of two people who will provide a reference. At least one must be from your current employer, completed by a suitable person with appropriate authority. We take up references for all shortlisted candidates and wherever possible we like to apply for these prior to interview.
Employment - Any candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria.