Early Years Leader MPS/UPS with TLR2

Are you an outstanding Early Years Practitioner?

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and move into a leadership position?

Have you got drive and vision to develop our Early Years phase?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

John Hunt Academy

London Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3BN

Telephone: 01636 682007

Email: office@johnhunt.notts.sch.uk

Website: www.johnhuntacademy.co.uk

Roll: 400               Age Range: 3-11

Executive Headteacher: Judi O’Leary

John Hunt Academy has an exciting opportunity that would appeal to a highly skilled Early Years Teacher who is either already an EYFS Leader or working within a high-quality EYFS setting and ready to move on with their career development.

At John Hunt Academy, we are passionate about developing the whole child and nurturing a love for learning and we are delighted to be able to add capacity to our Senior Leadership Team by recruiting for this new role for September 2024.

Our school can offer you:

• An opportunity for you to shape the future of EYFS and make a real difference to the lives of our children.
• Support of a primary Multi-Academy Trust
• Further opportunities for career development and access to high quality CPD.
• A welcoming and supportive environment with a talented and dedicated staff team.

The role:

We are seeking an experienced teacher to lead on the strategy for EYFS (Foundation 1 and 2). The successful candidate will be an inspirational teacher with a breadth of experience across the EYFS in terms of teaching, curriculum development and assessment.

The successful candidate will share the school’s vision and the belief that all young people can achieve at high levels. They will understand that the EYFS is the bedrock for this future success and think carefully how we can ensure that our youngest children get the best start to their school career.

The post will be a class-based role with non-contact time provided to allow leadership responsibilities to be fulfilled, in addition to PPA.

The successful candidate will have:

• A passion for teaching!

• The motivation to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence

• Fantastic resilience with a real ‘can-do attitude’

• Proven experience as an effective good and outstanding classroom teacher in the EYFS phase.
• Proven record of raising standards for all pupils, including underachieving pupils
• A clear understanding of the relationship between assessment for learning and planning for learning opportunities
• Experience of promoting positive behaviour conducive to learning focused on raising standards.
• Proven ability to make a positive impact in leading a subject or area beyond their own class and successfully developing staff through leading professional development
• Have the ability to lead aspects of school improvement
• Evidence of continuing and recent professional development relevant to the post
• Experience in promoting highly effective communications within and between teams and other stakeholders in the school community
• A willingness to go over and above the call of duty

John Hunt Academy is 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. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Visits highly recommended, to arrange these please contact the school office.

Closing date – Sunday 21st April 2024

Interviews – Week Beginning 29th April 2024

Application forms and further details for the above post are available by email: hrdirector@shine-mat.com

Please enclose a supporting letter with your application of no more than two sides of A4.