2 Positions available

Contract type: Permanent

FTE/Hours: 37 Hours per week

Working weeks: All Year Round

Salary: TPLTSS3 £25,583 - £25,988 (actual salary)

Location: St Anne’s Church Academy

Closing date: 31st May 2026

Interview dates: TBC

Proposed start date: 22nd June 2026

The Priory Learning Trust is seeking two passionate Nursery Practitioners to join our vibrant team at St Anne’s Church Academy.

Are you a dedicated Early Years professional with a heart for nurturing young minds? If you’re ready to shape the foundations of early childhood in a supportive, high-standard environment, we’d love to hear from you!

About the role

• Contribute to the Monitoring and Evaluation processes and requirements as requested by the Nursery Manager or Deputy Managers.
• Participate in ensuring Little Learners Nursery complies with the OFSTED regulations and other requirements as agreed.
• Participate in maintaining the resources and equipment as required to ensure smooth and safe running of the Nursery facilities.

About you

• A good standard of education/ 3 or more GCSEs including Maths and English at Grade C/Level 4 minimum.
• Previous experience of working in a school or nursery setting.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• A full and relevant Early Years qualification to level three or above.

About us

Little Learners Nursery is located in the heart of West Wick within St Anne’s Church Academy. We welcome children aged 2 years and above to learn, explore and have fun through play.

St Anne’s Church Academy offers Little Learners access to wonderful facilities such as the trim trail, large dining and sports hall and the playing fields, as well as the learning street, where the children are able to access a fully equipped kitchen to partake in cooking activities.

At Little Learners Nursery we understand and celebrate the unique qualities in every child and we ensure our Nursery is an enjoyable and positive experience for all of the children in our care. Our three classrooms, Adventurers, Explorers and Discoverers have access to outstanding resources and learning opportunities, with the outside area being an extension of the classroom. Our outdoor areas are equipped with natural, loose parts resources, we pride ourselves in encouraging children to be inquisitive and use their imagination to develop their play and learning. Little Learners are offered inclusive extra-curricular activities such as Forest School, yoga, Stretch and Grow and gymnastics.

We can offer you:

• The chance to shape something truly special from strong foundations.
• Happy, engaging children who thrive on inspirational leadership.
• A supportive trust and school community.
• A professional culture that is open, honest, fun and focused on doing what is right for children.
• Strong collaboration across the trust family of schools and access to a centralised team of specialists across all areas of school operations.
• A commitment to high‑quality CPD, with dedicated time and budget for your development.
• A values‑driven ethos where diversity, equity and inclusion are lived every day.
• Recognition of continuous service (modification order) to protect employment rights and entitlements.
• A Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions and death‑in‑service cover.
• Occupational sick pay to support you during illness or unexpected emergencies.
• Family‑friendly leave packages to help maintain a healthy work–life balance.

To find out more, please refer to our candidate job description attached.

In order to apply for this role please complete an application form via the link above. Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the process.

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Join us in Providing a Great Education for Every Child

The trust is committed to equal opportunities and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and communities, as we recognise the importance and benefit this has for our pupils.

The Priory Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles across the trust have a varying level of responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice, with some roles holding significant responsibility and involving working with children on a daily basis in regulated activity. Regardless of the level of responsibility and involvement in each role, we expect all staff, visiting professionals and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Successful candidates will be required to provide a disclosure of any unspent convictions and cautions, as well as any spent convictions or cautions that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered) under the Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).

All appointments are subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process. This includes an Enhanced DBS check (including a Children’s Barred List check), satisfactory references, medical fitness, Right to Work in the UK, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching/management check. In line with KCSIE guidance, we will also conduct online searches on all shortlisted candidates.

Our full Recruitment and Selection policy is available on our website.