Nursery Assistant at Castle Court School

Our Nursery Assistants are Key Workers for small groups of children, communicating regularly with parents and on occasions, persons or agencies outside of school with regards to these children. They use EvidenceMe to write and record information for parents, and conduct observations using the Early Years Framework. Our Nursery team also attend Parents' Evenings twice per year and provide a short written report to parents at the end of the year.

Key parts of the role will include planning and setting up activities, assisting and managing the children in your care, actively promoting learning through play, and managing behaviour positively.

Our existing team are warm, approachable, and excited to meet their new colleague.

Please see the attached booklet for more information, and please do be in touch with Hannah, Head's PA, should you have any questions at all.

Our new team member will ideally be qualified to work in the Early Years at Level 2 or above, and be willing to work with children of ages 2-4. The position is available from September 2026 and is permanent. We are able to offer full-time (term time, 8am-4.30pm every day) or part-time roles.

Castle Court School is an independent prep school based in Corfe Mullen, near Wimborne.

Our emphasis is on the whole child and developing future leaders. We want our pupils to use all that they learn at Castle Court to make a positive difference in the world, for the good of all. We are a Christian School, and this permeates all aspects of school life and our interactions with one another. We are also a leading PSB school (Pre-Senior Baccalaureate) nationally and a member of the Learning Skills Trust. We are therefore naturally forward thinking in our approach to education and want to ensure that our pupils are equipped with the knowledge, skills and character they need to be successful and make a difference in an ever-changing, global world.

Our school is set in 55 acres of rolling Dorset countryside, and we are 15 minutes from the coast. We actively promote outdoor learning as we believe that our pupils should be inspired not only by those who teach them but also by the world in which they live. We are also passionate about unlocking each child's potential by developing their passions and strengths. We are therefore committed to providing an extensive co-curricular programme which inspires and challenges our pupils, develops character and leadership whilst also being lots of fun!

It is an exciting time to be joining our school: we have just completed the building of an outdoor classroom adjoining our 10 acres of woods as we continue to invest in our beautiful rural site. We have also introduced a new Character and Values Education (CAVE) programme, which focuses on the themes of self-care, people-care and earth-care. This enhances our curriculum by providing a broader range of co-curricular opportunities to develop key life skills, community action, outdoor learning and pupil leadership.

At Castle Court, we believe that childhood should be cherished and be a time of great joy and growth. We want all the children at Castle Court to look back at their time at the school and say it was the best of times, but also that it helped make them the person they are today.