Early Years Foundations Lead and EYFS Class Teacher

Salary: MPS/UPS depending on experience

Hours of work: Full-time

Contract type: Permanent

This is not a Wiltshire Council vacancy, therefore please contact the school at admin@daps.equamead.org for further information.

A bit about us:

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a family of like-minded schools that collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s individual and distinctive character. We believe every child has the right to an inspiring and fulfilling education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; therefore, we make it our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success. At EQUA Mead, we are an inclusive, passionate and forward-looking educational organisation. We are a Trust of 22 schools, of which 2 are secondary, 20 are primary, with a number of those having onsite nurseries or preschools. Across our schools, we also have four Resource Bases that provide specialist education to children and young people with complex needs. We believe in the power of education to transform lives and shape a brighter future. We are dedicated to fostering a strong sense of community where everyone works together to achieve their very best. At all of our schools, we do all we can to enable each child and young person to realise their full potential and to develop positive social and moral values.

We understand that successful schools are rooted in their local community. We respect and value the individual nature and ethos of each school while knowing we are more effective when we work together and support each other. We are a mixed Trust that benefits from both church and non-church-based schools and we actively celebrate this diversity. We are highly inclusive and collaborate closely to promote a culture of openness and integrity. We thrive on providing a wealth of support to schools and seek to empower school leaders. Our CPD, NPQs, ITT, networks, training, research programmes and range of courses underpin a comprehensive development programme for all staff, whilst ensuring wellbeing is at the centre of all decision making. Inclusion is the beating heart of our organisation, and we cherish it in our staff just like we do in our children. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our communities and welcome applications from anyone with the skills and experience to do the role they are applying to, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability or any other protected characteristic. We recognise the value and contribution every member of our staff makes to our schools, and in return for their dedication and commitment we provide:

• A clear vision with purpose and values that are supported by all our staff
• An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic staff and children in all of our schools
• A highly organised and very supportive team
• A clear, comprehensive induction process

School Context:

Dauntsey Academy is a ‘good’ (Ofsted May 2025), single form entry primary school with 180 pupils on roll. We are nestled in the village of West Lavington, near Devizes, surrounded by fields and our beautiful grounds. We have an exciting opportunity for someone who would relish making a difference to the lives of our inquisitive, kind and well-behaved learners. We are forward-thinking, motivated and focused on improving pupil outcomes by developing our practice according to research, with a belief that all children can thrive and learn given the right environment.

If you feel DAPS would be somewhere you could thrive as a professional and deliver the very best education to our youngest learners, we can offer:

• Happy, respectful children with strong positive learning attitudes who are engaging and keen to learn
• A calm, purposeful working environment, which combines and values the best of individual strengths and personal areas of interest
• An exciting, rich and varied curriculum
• Large grounds with an onsite Forest School area and a passion for outdoor learning
• A friendly staff team with a strong, warm ethos of working together
• Supportive parents, governors and school community
• The opportunity to learn and develop further, with both our own friendly and dedicated school team and alongside experienced colleagues within the Equa Multi Academy Trust

All about the role:

We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled, creative and nurturing Early Years Lead across our Pre-School and Early Years Foundation Stage 2 Class to join our team from September 2025. You will need to have a passion for providing pupils with the highest standard of education, inspiring them to develop lifelong learning skills and ensuring they thrive in a school in which they feel safe and valued. You will have a good understanding of effective continuous provision, which enables children to learn skills, challenges their thinking and helps them to embed concepts, alongside a commitment to developing a stimulating, carefully planned learning environment that incorporates the inside and outside and which facilitates high quality child-led learning.

In addition to teaching in our Early Years Foundation Stage 2 class, this post offers the exciting opportunity to lead the ongoing merger with the pre-school based on our site. The successful candidate would also lead Early Reading and Early Maths.

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• Demonstrate a passion for delivering consistent high-quality teaching, alongside imaginative and innovative learning
• Have experience of leading effective continuous provision, and a deep understanding of how the adult and their interactions are key to the success of a system, which allows children to pursue their own interests
• Be able to create a stimulating and well-maintained environment for all children
• Have high expectations of yourself and others and have the ability to motivate and inspire children
• Be a good team player, who can contribute to whole school initiatives
• Have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
• Have a warm personality, a good sense of humour and the ability to smile through anything the job throws at you!
• Enjoy outdoor learning and delivering a rich, exciting curriculum
• Have an ongoing commitment to your own professional development and wellbeing

Find out more and apply:

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. For more information and to arrange to see the school or for an application pack please contact Mrs Scorgie in the school office on 01380 813373 or by email admin@daps.equamead.org

Closing date (and time): Friday 15th May 2026 at 12.00pm

Interview date: Wednesday 20th May 2026

Commencement date: September 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier, if a suitable candidate is appointed.

This role will involve contact with children and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow Safer Recruitment procedures and all interviews, regardless of role, will include questions about approaches to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and follows all guidance in the most recent Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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