EYFS Lead

Fixed Term
Full Time
1 year
Hawthorne Primary School, Keepers Close, Bestwood Village, Nottingham, NG6 8XE
MPS or UPS (depending on experience)

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge?

Do you want to be part of an incredible journey?

The governors and Head Teacher are looking to recruit a dynamic and creative teacher to join our committed and hard-working team. This post is be suitable for teachers with experience of teaching across the foundation stage and KS1. As this post involves leading a team, it is suited to a more experienced teacher.
We are looking for someone who:
• Would welcome the challenge of using their passion and expertise for the Early Years to enhance provision in our improving school;
• Can provide children with high-quality and memorable learning experiences;
• Can support children to become resilient learners who thrive on challenge;
• Can bring learning alive in well-planned and effective learning sequences which inspire and captivate pupils;
• Can create a stimulating learning environment in which children can feel secure and ready to learn;
• Can play an active role in school improvement by leading across the foundation stage and in another area;
• Can see themselves fitting into our team and sharing our aspirations and values.
• Has a sense of humour.
We can offer you:
• A happy, nurturing and improving school;
• An opportunity to play a key role in improving our school further;
• A community school which is popular with parents;
• A welcoming, friendly and supportive staff team
• Well-behaved children who love learning;
• Access to high quality CPD;
• A strong network of schools who support each other and share best practice
• Bespoke support from the English Hub
• The opportunity to play a key role in our journey of improvement

As you will appreciate, we are unable to open the school to visitors at this time. However, there is lots of information on the school website which you will find useful, Hawthorne - Home.

All the paperwork required to apply for this post is downloadable below (letter to applicant, job spec and application form). Completed applications should be returned via email to head@hawthorne.notts.sch.uk.

The closing date is 26/04/2021 at 12pm.

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

• All posts in Primary, Secondary and Special Schools are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. All posts in schools, unless stated otherwise, are suitable for a job share arrangement.

• The County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation. for posts within County and Controlled Schools and in Colleges.

This vacancy is closed to applications.