EYFS Teacher
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EYFS Teacher - Harrow
Location: Harrow
Job Type: Full-Time/Temporary to Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
A welcoming specialist primary school in Harrow is seeking a dedicated EYFS Teacher to join their team from September. This is a full-time, temporary-to-permanent opportunity for a passionate educator who is focused on delivering high-quality teaching and creating positive learning experiences for pupils in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
As an EYFS Teacher in Harrow, you will play a key role in pupils' academic and social development within a well-resourced learning environment. You will work alongside teaching assistants and other professionals to ensure pupils can access learning and achieve their potential.
Key Duties- Plan and deliver engaging and creative EYFS lessons tailored to learning needs.
- Create a safe and stimulating classroom environment.
- Assess, monitor and record pupil progress effectively.
- Develop communication and social skills through structured learning activities.
- Work with teaching assistants and wider school staff to achieve positive outcomes for pupils.
- Build professional relationships with parents, carers and external professionals.
- Contribute to the wider life of the school community.
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Experience teaching within the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- Strong knowledge of early years practice and development.
- Excellent classroom management and communication skills.
- Patient and flexible approach to teaching.
- Experience working with a range of learning needs and abilities is desirable.
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and current educational practices.
- Full-time position starting in September.
- Temporary-to-permanent opportunity.
- Professional development and training opportunities.
- Well-resourced classrooms and specialist facilities.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pupils' educational journeys.
If you are an EYFS Teacher seeking a full-time opportunity in Harrow from September, we would like to hear from you.
Job Title: EYFS Teacher - Harrow
Location: Harrow
Contract Type: Full-Time, Temporary to Permanent
Start Date: September 2026
Reeson Education:
Reeson Education is England's Premier Recruitment Agency. Established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists, we have built our business and reputation on the cores values of honesty, integrity and excellence.
We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.
At Reeson Education we work closely with a large network of Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across England. Our client base provides us with an abundance of available daily supply, long term and permanent opportunities across all age groups in all areas of London.
Reeson Education is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Please note, where a salary or daily rate range is stated, the higher rate applies to candidates who meet the enhanced experience, training or qualification requirements specified within the advert. All daily/hourly rates quoted are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%
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⭐ Lead your CV with a Personal Statement that explicitly names 'EYFS Teacher' and 'QTS' — the advert lists these as headline requirements and ATS filters will scan for both terms.
📊 Quantify your classroom impact: e.g. 'Planned and delivered EYFS lessons for a class of 28 pupils, achieving 90% of children meeting expected development milestones at end-of-year assessment.'
🎯 Dedicate a bullet point to SEN experience — the advert is for a specialist primary school in Harrow and explicitly mentions a range of learning needs, so detail any specific SEN conditions you have taught (e.g. ASD, SEMH, speech and language needs).
🔒 Include a line on safeguarding training and your DBS status prominently in your CV header or profile — the advert stresses safeguarding standards and Reeson Education holds this as a core value.
🤝 Highlight collaborative working with teaching assistants and external professionals, as the role specifically requires coordinating with wider school staff and parents — name any multi-agency or SENCO liaison experience directly.
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- •Planned and delivered differentiated EYFS lessons for a mixed-ability class of 26 pupils, with 88% achieving expected development milestones at the end-of-year EYFS Profile assessment.
- •Collaborated with 2 teaching assistants and a SENCO to design targeted intervention plans for 6 pupils with ASD and speech and language needs, reducing observed communication barriers within one term.
- •Maintained detailed pupil progress records using the school's assessment tracker, contributing to termly reports for 26 families and supporting transition planning for 100% of Year R leavers into KS1.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Reeson Education's EYFS Teacher vacancy at the specialist primary school in Harrow is precisely the role I have been seeking. With Qualified Teacher Status and hands-on experience delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum — including lesson planning tailored to pupils with SEN — I am confident I can contribute meaningfully from day one in September 2026.
My background in EYFS teaching has equipped me with strong classroom management skills and a thorough understanding of early years development frameworks. I have worked closely with teaching assistants and external professionals to support pupils across a range of learning needs, consistently using formative assessment to monitor progress and adapt provision. I hold an up-to-date DBS certificate and have completed safeguarding training in line with current statutory guidance.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you plan and differentiate EYFS lessons to meet the needs of pupils with varying abilities, including those with SEN?
- ›Which assessment methods do you use to track and record pupil progress within the Early Years Foundation Stage?
- ›How do you structure a stimulating and safe classroom environment for Early Years learners?
- ›Can you describe your knowledge of the EYFS statutory framework and how it informs your daily teaching practice?
- ›How do you incorporate communication and language development activities into your EYFS curriculum planning?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you adapted your teaching approach to support a pupil with a specific learning need.
- ›Describe a situation where you had to build a difficult professional relationship with a parent or carer — how did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you worked closely with a teaching assistant to achieve a positive outcome for a pupil.
- ›Tell me about a time you identified a safeguarding concern — what steps did you take?
- ›Describe a lesson that did not go as planned. What did you do differently as a result?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you adapted your teaching approach to support a pupil with a specific learning need.
Describe a situation where you had to build a difficult professional relationship with a parent or carer — how did you handle it?