Early Years Educator
Wells Cathedral School
Wells, Somerset
- £25,226 - £26,147 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Band B Point 20 to Point 21: £25,226 - £26,147 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 31 July 2026
Job overview
Wells Cathedral School seeks to appoint two dedicated and passionate Early Years Practitioners to join our vibrant team at Little Wellies. As a key member of our nursery, you will play a vital role in nurturing the development of our youngest learners within a warm, family-friendly environment that reflects the school’s core CARE values.
This role requires proactive professionals who can balance the delivery of high-quality, creative EYFS provision with good administrative standards and communication. In this role, we believe that ‘excellence inspires excellence’; your commitment to high-quality, creative EYFS provision will set the foundation for our children to flourish.
Contract details: Permanent, full-time, 40 hours per week, all year round. Required as soon as possible.
For further details, please download the application pack via the Apply button.
Closing date: Midday on Friday, 31 July 2026.
A date for the Interviews is to be scheduled.
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and Wells Cathedral School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Wells Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, and obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services certificate. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of the School’s due diligence.
All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered "spent" except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.
Wells Cathedral School has flourished since 909.
Charity No. 310212.
About Wells Cathedral School
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Wells Cathedral School is a co-educational, Church of England, independent school offering day places to children aged 2-18 and boarding places to children aged 8-18. Based in Wells, Somerset, it currently has around 730 pupils. It is set up as a charitable trust and offers bursaries and scholarships. Wells Cathedral School is one of the oldest in Europe, with early records going back to 909 AD. In 1969 it became one of the first independent schools to accept girls. It provides an all-round education for its pupils and also, notably, incorporates a music specialist programme within the main school, making it one of five specialist music schools in the UK and the only one to offer such specialism within the context of an all-round education.
Head Master
Alastair Tighe
Vision and values
The School aims to ensure all its pupils develop as well-rounded individuals, who set themselves high standards, work equally hard at their academic and co-curricular studies, and who develop passions and interests which will propel through life beyond school. Founded on Christian values, Wells Cathedral School welcomes pupils of all faiths and promotes the values of integrity and social responsibility.
Wells Cathedral School is a specialist music school and prides itself on its international status and first-rate facilities.
ISI report
“Wells Cathedral School is successful in meeting its aim to encourage all pupils to strive for excellence with passion and integrity in a community which is welcoming and nurturing. Throughout the school, pupils develop an enthusiasm towards their learning, apply their knowledge confidently and articulately and achieve well academically. They work well cooperatively and independently, and are supported by good teaching. The well-balanced curriculum, complemented by a wide range of extra-curricular activities, enhances learning opportunities.”
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