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Wetherby Pembridge Minors is a well-established and highly respected Nursery School in Holland Park, London, offering best-in-class preschool education in a stimulating and supportive environment. Children often progress to other schools within the group such as Wetherby School and Pembridge Hall School. The purpose of this role is to oversee the quality of the early education for the children in the nursery and effectively deliver the group’s high educational standards. This role will focus on promoting teaching and learning to ensure that children progress in their development to achieve their full potential and become ready for school. It is a leadership role that includes: a) setting accurate intentions for the curriculum that has been planned for the children (intent), b) overseeing the implementation and teaching strategies used in the classroom (implementation) and c) measuring the impact of the curriculum to ensure children are progressing in their learning (impact). The working hours will be from 7:45 - 16:45. The working weeks are term time only but are paid full time.
Job Responsibility:
To be accountable for the delivery of high quality inclusive early education, which is responsive to the needs of children and their families
To lead practice within the classroom
To monitor systems of assessment, recording and reporting on the progress in children’s development and learning
To ensure that all practitioners understand the principles and content of the Early Years Foundation Stage and know how to put them into practice
To ensure that practitioners have high expectations of all children and demonstrate commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full potential
To ensure that the service delivery is maintained within current legislative requirements including the Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements, Health and Safety and Safeguarding and the Learning and Development Requirements
To contribute to the work of a multi-professional team and, where appropriate, coordinate and implement agreed programmes and interventions on a day-to-day basis
To conduct termly observations of practice and report findings to the Head
Requirements:
The post holder must have hold EYTS or a graduate early years’ qualification. For applicants with QTS, this should be specific to the foundation stage age group
Extensive experience of working with young children, particularly 2–5-year-olds
Experience of leading teams in delivering high quality early education
A good understanding of what constitutes a quality early education environment
An up-to-date knowledge and understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures
A good understanding of making accurate assessments of children’s learning and development and devising appropriate next steps for their learning
A commitment to inclusive and non-discriminatory working practice with children, families, colleagues, and the community
Ability to design and develop early education environments and programmes and built on the children’s interests and the characteristics of effective teaching and learning
Flexibility, initiative, and the ability to vary and structure the curriculum according to children’s needs
Good observational skills and the experience to support staff in knowing when and how best to intervene to support children’s learning, development, and interactions
Ability to communicate with colleagues and parents effectively