Assistant Head of School

Assistant Head of School

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

SNT3947(e)

Full time - term time

£47,185 – £52,074 per annum

Monkchester Road Nursery School

Monkchester Road

Walker

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE6 2LJ

Start Date - ASAP/September 2024

The Governors of Newcastle Nursery Schools’ Federation are seeking to appoint an assistant head of school with responsibility for the Early Years Curriculum (ages 2 - 4 years).

This post will be based at Monkchester Road Nursery School in the first instance but the successful candidate must be flexible and may be required to work in other Nursery Schools’ across our Federation.

The successful candidate will have an excellent knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage, including experience of teaching Nursery age children. They will have a keen interest in developing lively and imaginative learning opportunities for young children and a sound knowledge of curriculum expectations for this age group. They will be able to support and inspire staff, managing other teachers and assistants within a large team.

Our Nursery school is dedicated to helping children learn through play, whilst having fun. We have a small forest school on site and are committed to the eco-schools ethos, improving our environment and reducing our carbon footprint. We encourage children to grow their own fruit and vegetables, stay fit and healthy as well as developing key skills of reading, writing and mathematics.

The successful candidate must be an inclusive practitioner, being open and alert to children’s personal, social and emotional needs at all times. They will need to understand why children sometimes present with challenging behaviour and support other staff to use positive behaviour strategies that promote children’s self-regulation. Candidates should have experience of working with children who have a range of special educational needs.

Children would like a happy and friendly assistant head of school who can create awe inspiring and thought provoking activities that help them learn. Our children are creative and imaginative with a fascination for science, art and design. They love telling stories, enjoy opportunities for cooking, working with food and thrive on outdoor learning.

Our Federation is fully committed to safeguarding children and applicants are required to complete several pre-employment checks and other activities that ensure they are safe and suitable to work with our young children. Our safer recruitment procedures include (but are not limited to) DBS checks and the taking up of two references before the interview process commences. One reference must be from the candidate’s current employer.

Interested candidates may download an application pack and find more information on our website, www.monkchesterroad.newcastle.sch.uk Completed applications should be returned by post or in person to Louise Grant, Monkchester Road Nursery School, Monkchester Road, Walker, NE6 2LJ. Unfortunately, we cannot accept any applications sent via email.

The closing date for applications is 7th May 2024

Interviews will take place week beginning 13th May 2024

Interested applicants should call us on 0191 2654579 if they wish visit the school in advance.

Permanent

Closing date:

7 May 2024