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Vacancies

Come and work with us

Our staff are by far our most valuable asset. If you share our values and are passionate about preparing young children for life by providing the finest individual Early Childhood Education, we would love to hear from you.

Join the amazing team at our happy, thriving school specialising in Early Childhood Education

We consider our staff to be the greatest success factor for providing cutting-edge Early Childhood Education.

It is they who live out our ethos and develop the supportive relationships required to guide our young children, day-in day-out, on their crucial ‘whole child’ development journeys.

We offer a uniquely friendly and supportive environment, a strong established team, well-resourced facilities and competitive salaries.

Successful candidates will invariably:

  • enjoy the buzz and possess the gift of working with young children,
  • strive for excellence in all their endeavours,
  • be extremely friendly and positive, and
  • have a good sense of humour.

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Current vacancies

Maintenance Caretaker (part-time) NVQ Level 3 Qualified Teaching Assistant
  • I will work here until the day I retire. I love it!
    Year 1 staff member
  • It’s a friendly and fun place, and I absolutely love working here. The children are amazing.
    Pre-Reception staff member
  • Everyone is so lovely. I had left Herne Hill School to work abroad but couldn’t wait to come back and work here again.
    Kindergarten staff member

Wellbeing Award for Schools 2025-2028
Independent Schools Association
Independent Schools of the Year: Pre Prep of the Year
Woodland Trust. Platinum Award
TFL Travel for Life Gold Award
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