Early Years Practitioner Job at International School of Bergamo (London)

Job Description

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. We are hiring one permanent role and one maternity cover. 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 a highly motivated early years' practitioner role, modelling excellent practice to children as identified in the Early Years Inspection Handbook
to stay abreast of current Early Years initiatives and legislation and ensure that this informs your practice
to have consistently high expectations of what children can achieve and support their learning
to have a secure understanding of child development of the age group they are working with and have relevant subject knowledge that is detailed and communicated to the children
to gather assessment information looking at what children already know, understand, and can do and share this with parents or other professionals
to use assessment information to plan appropriate teaching and learning strategies that identify able or talented children or children who are falling behind in their learning and need additional support, enabling children to make good progress
to support children, understand how to develop as a result of regular interaction and encouragement from staff, and support parents understand how their children should progress and how they can contribute to this
to develop strong working relationships with parents by providing information that helps them to understand how children can progress
to be a reflective practitioner using evaluative tools to monitor and improve practice
to write accurate reports and document on children's developmental progress using the Early Years Outcomes document and other relevant documents

Requirements

Level 3 qualification in Early Years Education
strong previous experience of working with young children, particularly 2–5-year-olds
experience of working with children and families, identifying support for developing children's learning
experience of working as part of a team
experience of teaching and delivering planned learning experiences
a good knowledge and understanding of the EYFS, Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and relevant current legislation
a good understanding of the developmental needs of young children, particularly 2- to 5-year-olds
a good understanding of what constitutes a quality early education environment
good observational and assessment skills and the experience of maintaining accurate learning records for children
ability to communicate effectively with parents and colleagues

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