About this role
Main duties
To ensure the standards of teaching and learning in the school are of the highest possible qualityTo be responsible for a large group of children, including planning the learning, resourcing the environment, evaluating learning, and record keeping To work alongside Early Years Assistants (EYAs) who will support you in the planning, preparation, and delivery of learning and developmentTo lead on planning and provisions of the children, with a group of EYAs and/or leaders Overseeing and providing the planning and delivery of group times and scheduled work time, to ensure they meet the specific needs of your group of childrenTo support the leader with the running of sessions, ensuring routines are followed and managing the team if the leader is called away To analyse children's progress and attainment - identifying trends and areas of strength, as well as next steps which are then to be implemented into provisionTo be aware of stages of development, so as to be able to make judgements about children's development, including identifying SEND Undertaking home visits to gather information about new startersCompleting termly assessments on children's development, including narrative reports for parents/guardiansOrganising and co-ordinating parent/guardian consultation meetings to share progress and attainmentOrganising, co-ordinating, and monitoring record keeping, floor books, and displays that inform families of children's learningOrganising and planning staff deployment of provisions and interventionsOrganising and planning support for any EYPP children in your group Review and consistent implementation of key routinesReview and maintenance of physical environments, including continuous provision and enhancementDaily communication with parents. If working a late shift, to inform colleagues of anything which may need to be fed back to parents/guardians the following morningNurturing effective and positive relationships with both the children under your care and across the provision and their parents/guardians To read the staff communication and deployment board prior to work, and be ready at your work station at the designated start timeTo communicate with your team about necessary plans for provisions, changes to routines, and/or messages from parents/guardiansWorking together to form a consistent approach to behaviour managementEffectively planning and delivering parent/guardian eventsProviding information and guidance to EYAs on children's developmental needs, and to support them with any parent/guardian events, i.e. parents evenings and home learning plansReporting any safeguarding concerns or accidents at home and/or nursery, and being prepared to have conversations with parents and/or professionalsTo be fully aware of vulnerable children within the group, and communicate with teams of EYAs on supportTo provide information and guidance to EYAs on children's developmental needsTo support and guide EYAs with regards to parent/guardian events and home learning plansTo follow all school policies Keeping up to date with any changes to statutory or non-statutory guidance and procedures for the Early Years sector, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), GDPR, EYFS Statutory Framework, Development Matters, and Birth to 5To work together to form a consistent approach to behaviour management Benefits
A friendly, collaborative community of children and their families, staff, and governorsA caring and supportive working environment that prioritises wellbeingOpportunity for progression and CPD within the Federation and the wider maintained nursery school networkA generous Local Government pension schemeDiscounted nursery sessions for your childrenFree onsite parkingTo apply for this vacancy, please complete the application form, including a personal statement describing how your experience, skills, and knowledge meet the criteria for this post as laid out in the job description/person specification. You will also be required to complete and return a self-disclosure declaration with your application. Submit both through MyNewTerm.