Curriculum Leader for the Early Years and Foundation Stage

Mayfield School is looking for a Curriculum Leader with QTS for our Early Years Foundation Stage. The successful candidate will be an outstanding EYFS teacher with proven leadership qualities. We require a visionary and enthusiastic leader, who will take our EYFS to its next stage of development.

Our school is a special school for 310 pupils aged between 2 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including PMLD, cognition and learning needs and autism. We are proud to be a Unicef Rights Respecting School, on a journey to achieve the gold award.

This post involves working with pupils who have persistent differences with social interaction, social communication and understanding emotions. Our pupils need clear boundaries and consistent support with engagement, learning, emotional regulation, and sensory needs.

The school is split across two sites – Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Curriculum Leaders are typically committed to a teaching load of 19 hours per week. EYFS experience and a relevant qualification is necessary for this role. We welcome applicants with special or mainstream experience. Currently, there are three EYFS classes at Mayfield, all based on our Heathfield Road site and a total number of twenty-four children between the three class groups.

In recent years Mayfield has engaged with all stakeholders to design the “Get Real” curriculum to be ambitious for all our pupils and equip them with the knowledge, opportunities, and experiences to succeed. Curriculum Leaders play a key part in continuing to develop our curriculum offer, role modelling and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum and assessing its impact. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring middle leader to really make a difference to the lives of young people and their families through education.

We are looking for positive, collaborative, supportive and solution focused people who will seek every opportunity to provide rich learning experiences for our pupils and who can show personal resilience and a commitment to children’s universal rights.

Applications are welcomed from qualified and experienced teachers who are willing to work with others as part of a strong team. This role is unsuitable for ECTs. Visits to the school are encouraged and can be made via appointment by contacting:HR@mayfield.eiat.org.uk

A recent Welbee staff survey showed Mayfield as managing the risks of work-related stress and staff wellbeing effectively. Our team tell us that they value the support of their colleagues and the in-house training offered by the school and welcome the professional development opportunities available to them. 

We are proud to be part of Education Impact Academy Trust where “better never ends”. 

The curriculum leader will take lead responsibility for providing leadership and management to secure:

• High-quality teaching
• Effective use of curriculum budget & appropriate resources
• Improved standards of learning and achievement for all

Please see job descriptions and person specification for details.

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email hr@mayfield.eiat.org.uk

In addition to the salary, we offer a benefits package for all employees through BHSF and regular opportunities for professional development and growth through the school and as part of the Trust. 

We can offer:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• We offer 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means you complete training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions
• Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF – free totally confidential support,
• Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme for Teachers
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
• Onsite parking at all schools
• We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides, Drivers

If you are determined, ambitious, hardworking and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.   

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below:  

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk) 

To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below: 

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk) 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. 

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: 

DBS filtering guide – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) 

Please note contracts of employment will be with Education Impact Academy Trust not Birmingham City Council.

Please apply online: https://educationimpact.org.uk/vacancies/curriculum-leader-for-the-early-years-and-foundation-stage-mfs/

Closing Date: Monday 13th May 2024

Interview Date: Monday 20th May 2024

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.