Early Years Practitioner - Holden Lane Academy

Early Years Practitioner - Holden Lane Academy

Job Type:

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

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Category:
Schools and Academies

Closing Date:

Closing Date: 09/21/2026

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November 2026

Early Years Practitioner

Term Time Permanent

32.50 hours per week

Holden Lane Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic, passionate, and driven Early Years Practitioner with responsibility for supporting childrens social, emotional, physical and educational development to join the committed and hard-working teaching team at Holden Lane Academy. The successful candidate will have the strongest commitment and passion to continue to drive the success of the Academy forward and will be a very motivated team player in a highly effective staffing team.

We are very proud of our academy and are committed to working together to provide an exciting curriculum for all our pupils. Our children are at the heart of everything that we do. Webelieve that all children are entitled to a high quality education and should regard their academy as a safe, exciting and enjoyable place to be. We strivefor everyone involved in our academy to feel valued and special, so that everyday they feel, that they have achieved success.

To create this environment, weneed the very best people, who we will support to be outstanding practitioners.

Do you want to be a part of this success. If you do, we would love to receive your application.

The ability to converse atease with members of the public, including staff and students in accurate spoken English is essential for the post, therefore postholders must be able tofulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.

At Holden Lane Academy weare committed To enable children to be happy, successful and eager to learn, helping them to growinto young people who are fulfilled and able to make positive contributions tosociety.

Holden Lane Academy is asmall inclusive Primary academy in the Sneyd Green area of Stoke-on-Trent. Ithas bespoke facilities that support our exciting curriculum. We have extensive and stimulating outdoor play and learning areas.

The academy also has recently benefited from a significant investment in digital infrastructure. AtHolden Lane Academy, our aim is to provide high quality experiences in all aspects of academy life.

We want to enable children to be happy, successful and eager to learn, thus helping them grow into young people who are fulfilled and make a positive contribution to society. We aim todo this in the context of a warm and welcoming ethos. Our academy is a place where success is celebrated and high self-esteem, standards and achievement are positively fostered.

The Academy is part of the Alpha Academies Trust which is located in Stoke-on-Trent and consists of two Secondary Academies, four Primary Academies and a Central Team. Alpha Academies Trust has been established to create a network of Primary and Secondary Academies in North Staffordshire. Our purpose is to deliver a first-class education for every child that overcomes inequality. This means that we recruit outstanding staff and make their professional development a number one priority.

The Trust offers a benefits package which includes a local government pension scheme, Staffordshire Pension Fund, discounted gym membership for on-site gyms and a 25% discount at Nuffield Health Stoke Fitness & Wellbeing Gym, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and a Cycle scheme. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme through

Life and Progress including counselling services to ensure that our staffarelooked after…