Saint Nicholas School is a happy and successful school for around 500 boys and girls aged 3 months-16 years. The school is situated in attractive grounds in a delightful, rural setting. There is a friendly, supportive atmosphere in the school, and working conditions and facilities are excellent. The school is located close to London and Cambridge with direct train access to both, as well as being a short drive from Stansted Airport and the London Underground via Epping.
You will be joining a friendly, hard working school with a clear commitment to high achievement for all its pupils. Classes have a maximum of twenty pupils in Lower School and twenty-two in Middle and Upper School.
We can offer you:
a successful academic environment
well-motivated pupils
small class sizes
modern and plentiful resources
pleasant and spacious buildings
a variety of staff opportunities
teaching staff may contribute to APTIS pension scheme
support staff may contribute to NEST pension scheme
occupational health scheme including Employee Assistance Programme
wide-ranging access to training
provision for ECTs
generous non-contact time
up to 50% fee reduction for children of staff after 1 year’s service (not applicable to Rocking Horse Nursery fees)
free lunch during term time
Talent Pool
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Current Vacancies
Teaching Staff Vacancies
We are now using MyNewTerm for all applications. Please follow this link to apply for any of the following live jobs:
Current Vacancies:
Primary Teacher (x2 positions available) - Deadline: midnight on Sunday 1st March 2026 (September 2026 start)
Reception Teacher - Deadline: midnight on Sunday 1st March 2026 (September 2026 start)
Support & Nursery Staff Vacancies
We are now using MyNewTerm for all applications. Please follow this link to apply for any of the following live jobs:
Current Vacancies:
Nursery Practitioner - Deadline: midnight on Sunday 8th March 2026 (ASAP start) - actively interviewing on receipt of application.
Pre-School Practitioner - Deadline: midnight on Sunday 22nd February 2026 (March/April 2026 start) - actively interviewing on receipt of application.
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Saint Nicholas School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and other vulnerable groups and expects all staff, parents and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff and volunteers, where appropriate, will be required to complete our safer recruitment checks including qualifications; references; enhanced DBS and barred list; proof of identity; right to work in the UK; overseas, EEA and prohibition checks. New employees will be required to submit a Staff Self Declaration form (referring to disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006 as amended in 2018).
Saint Nicholas School is pleased to work in partnership with Essex Schools Initial Teaching Training to offer temporary placements to trainee teachers as part of the scheme.
Interested in becoming a teacher, further details can be found here
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