Location: Exeter, Devon
Are you an enthusiastic and forward-thinking teacher ready to make a real impact? Whether you’re an experienced educator or an Early Career Teacher (ECT), we invite you to join our dynamic and expanding team at Cornerstone Academy Trust. Our Trust is nationally and internationally recognised for outstanding and innovative education. We are proud to lead the region’s Department for Education English Hub, supporting schools across the South West in delivering excellence in literacy and curriculum development.
We are looking for inspiring and professionally thoughtful candidates who must be able to use a range of teaching styles and appropriate strategies to meet the needs of all children. To be a successful candidate you will need to have experience of working in the Early Years, have an excellent knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and be both creative and passionate about learning. You must have high expectations for children’s outcomes in relation to the Early Learning Goals and be confident to lead a team of Early Years Practitioners to deliver those outcomes.
You will be part of a strong trust-wide EYFS team that work together to create a high-quality provision from 2–5 years of age. Our schools offer an exciting, extended and enriched curriculum and expect all teachers to fully engage in the provision of this. You will also be expected to use ICT in a fully integrated way as a tool to support your planning, teaching, tracking of the curriculum and in the delivery of the activities within the classroom to support the children’s development.
We are committed to helping you grow! You will benefit from weekly CPD sessions with other teaching staff in the Trust. We also have a strong ECT programme with dedicated mentoring and support from our ECT Lead.
Your Role
1. Lead High-Quality Early Years Provision – Take overall responsibility for delivering excellent physical, emotional, social, and intellectual care and education for children, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
2. Ensure Safety and Wellbeing – Promote and uphold safeguarding practices, health and safety standards, and children’s rights, ensuring a secure and inclusive environment.
3. Enhance Communication and Behaviour – Actively support children’s language development, positive behaviour, independence, and emotional resilience through effective strategies.
4. Monitor and Assess Progress – Use observation and assessment to track children’s development, inform planning, and tailor provision to meet individual needs.
What You'll Bring
5. Qualified Teacher Status
6. Experience of working with children in EYFS
7. Experience and knowledge of the EYFS and National Curriculum
8. A nurturing, tech-savvy, and proactive mindset
9. A passion for education and a commitment to pupil success
Hours and Salary
10. National Teacher Pay Scale
11. 8am – 5pm
What we Offer
12. Generous pension scheme
13. Health and cycle-to-work schemes
14. Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
15. State-of-the-art IT equipment
16. Extensive training and development
Apply Today
Be bold. Be inspiring. Be part of something bigger
Please complete the online application form by visiting:
Closing Date: 14th December 2025.