Nursery Practitioner - Gateway School

Would you like to work with some of the most curious and warm-hearted children?

Do you want to share your imagination, enthusiasm and zest for life with young minds?

Then we would love to hear from you regarding our Nursery Practitioner role.

Salary: Competitive and dependent upon experience

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time and part-time roles, all year round. To be discussed at interview.

Headteacher: Jonathan Coke, BA Hons PGCE

Gateway is a nurturing and thriving independent co-educational prep school set in the heart of the Chilterns with 270+ children. The school enjoys a strong reputation for its academic excellence and welcoming community. Our Nursery is an important part of our whole school where children learn primarily through play, enjoying a combination of adult-initiated and child-led activities.

• Ages:
  Nursery – 11
• Pupils on roll:
  Approx. 270
• Small class sizes ensuring every child is known and supported
• Broad and creative curriculum
• Specialist teaching
• ISI Rated:
  Excellent in all areas
• Part of the Bellevue Education Group – offering high-quality professional development, shared expertise, and a family of schools united by a shared commitment to excellence in education. – offering global collaboration and rich CPD opportunities.

The Nursery Practitioner will be working as part of a team to ensure the daily needs of children are met within the setting. The successful candidate will be working with a fantastic and caring team who put our children at the centre of what they do. There is a degree of flexibility with working hours which can be discussed at interview.

Working hours:
Full Time
: all year round. Excluding bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year.
Part Time: Part-time hours per week all year round. Excluding bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year.

Application forms to be received by midday Friday 27th November 2026.

Email:

Address: Gateway School, 1 High Street, Great Missenden, Bucks HP16 9AA
Tel:

Gateway School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, reference checks and pre-employment safeguarding procedures.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’). It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.