generic Recruitment Information

• Prior to interview, the school will seek references for all shortlisted candidates. 
• We will undertake an 'online presence' check for all shortlisted candidates - including social media and wider Google searches. Shortlisted candidates will be asked for social media handles to support us in narrowing these searches. Any concerns will be addressed with candidates.
• Prior to an offer of employment, an enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

Current vacancies 

Why Valentine?

This year alone:

• We installed a fully equipped cookery and food technology suite capable of teaching classes of thirty. Why? Because children told us they wanted to become chefs and we took them seriously.

• Every child has one hour of gardening each week. Our polytunnels are not decorative. They are part of our curriculum.

• We transformed our oversized entrance hall into a state of the art library, placing reading at the centre of school life.

• We opened a year-round nursery in 2025, welcoming children from 6 months to 5 years old and building a genuine 0–11 learning journey.

We invest where it matters.

• 400 new laptops and iPads across the school.

• 90 VR headsets enabling immersive curriculum hooks. Launch a geography topic by standing in Australia. Begin history by walking through ancient civilisations.

• A fully resourced non-core curriculum, planned and sequenced, with adaptations ready to go. You will not be left reinventing everything at 10pm.

Level 3 - early years practitioner

The early years are the foundation stone to life-long learning. Do you want to be part of a brand-new nursery provision?

We are looking to appoint an exceptional candidate and qualified childcare level 3 professional with the responsibility for the day-to-day running of their room. They perform an important role caring for children, maintaining a high quality, stimulating learning environment, supervising staff and imparting their knowledge and skills to others. They are creative and reflective leaders able to implement new ideas and use a range of strategies to continually improve practice and support the management team.

In November 2025 we opened our new Preschool and Nursery at Valentine School catering to pupils aged from 6 months to 4 years old. The setting has a teacher-in-charge and Nursery lead whose roles are to facilitate high-quality teaching and learning planning and to support the team in delivering our goals and objectives.