Job reference: 001520
Salary: £31,650 - £43,607 per annum
Closing date: 02/06/2025
Department: Education
Location: Sunning Hill Primary
Division: Primary School
Hours Per Week: 27.5

Job Details

Full Time Nursery 3 Year Old Class Teacher Required for September 2025

Term of contract: Fixed term for one year – August 2026 Scale: T1 – T6 £31,650 - £43,607 per annum

The Governors of this oversubscribed school are looking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and talented nursery teacher to join our dedicated staff team.

Our EYFS achieved Outstanding in our recent inspection and the report stated ‘Children in the early years, including two-year-olds, listen with wonder to stories, songs and rhymes in an environment which is exceptionally rich in language. These enjoyable experiences of language and books enable them to make a flying start to the Reception Year’.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has a passion and enthusiasm for developing our youngest children;
  • Is a talented classroom practitioner, with strong subject knowledge;
  • Has experience of teaching in EYFS;
  • Is nurturing and forms strong relationships with children and parents.
  • Is able to work as part of our early years team and work collaboratively with external agencies and the wider community;
  • Has good organisational, interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Will uphold our strong school values and respect the protected characteristics under the Equality Act.

In return we will offer:

• Well behaved and motivated pupils who are eager to learn;

• The support of a happy, hardworking staff team;

• An SLT who will support positive staff mental health and well being

• The opportunity to excel in your practice and to develop others;

• CPD opportunities that will support your career development;

• Supportive and dedicated parents;

• The chance to make a positive difference.



A visit to the school is encouraged and warmly welcomed. Should you wish to know more about the school prior to making a formal application, please contact our Business Manager, Miss Keely Atkinson, on 01204 333588, atkinsonk@sunning-hill.bolton.sch. The application pack can be downloaded.


Completed application forms should be emailed to whalleyc@sunning-hill.bolton.sch.uk by 9am on Monday 2nd June 2025. Observations will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 4th June 2025 with successful applicants being taken forward to interview on Monday 9th June in school.


This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.


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