South Lee Prep School are seekinga Nursery Practitioner to join our hard-working and inclusive team.
Attributes of a successful candidate:
Additional desirable skills and experience:
About us
Founded in 1961, South Lee School is a thriving, highly successful, co-ed day prep school. Pupils move on at 13+ to a range of senior schools, locally and further afield.
About South Lee Prep School and Nursery
South Lee Prep School is a forward-thinking school that is always looking for ways to enhance learning and ignite intellectual curiosity in our children. We want them to become independent learners, to ask questions, to challenge what they already know, to learn new ways of thinking and to be the best they can possibly be. We also want them to learn who they are and how to be resilient and happy in their own skin.
Through our six South Lee pillars (authenticity and achievement, communication and community, nurture, and zest) we aim to instil the skills and confidence in each child so they can go out into the world, ambitious and brave, ready to make a positive difference in whichever way they choose.
Benefits of working at South Lee Prep and Nursery
For more information
Please read the (pdf) or alternatively, please visit our website
Visits to the school are welcomed.
Please contact Sarah Catchpole, Headteacher by calling 01284754654
How to apply
Please submit your completed Application Form (word)via email to: recruitment@southlee.co.uk
Closing date: 12 pm, 19 June 2026.
Interview date: 24 - 26 June 2026.
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged strongly to apply in good time.
For reasons for safer recruitment, please be aware we do not accept or review curriculum vitae. To progress your application, we will require a completed South Lee Prep School Application Form.
It is our policy that we request employment references for all short-listed candidates prior to interview. Applicants will be asked to confirm that they have not been disqualified from working with children. Any gaps in employment will be explored at interview.
Candidates should be aware that in line with Keeping Children Safe, we will conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates.
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