Nursery Lead

Sunnyfields Primary School

Hatchcroft Hendon

London NW4 4JH

Tel: 020 8203 3113

Head Teacher: Ms Lisa Meyer

Email: office@sunnyfields.barnetmail.net

Job description: Nursery Lead

Salary: £32,407 - £51,179 Including the potential for advancement via a TLR (£3,214-£7,847) for school leadership responsibilities

Required for: 19th February 2024

• To teach a class
• To plan and prepare appropriate to the needs and knowledge of the children, which aim to deliver the Early Years Curriculum in such a way as to excite, engage and motivate all pupils.
• To assess and keep records on pupils’ progress and attainment and organise focus groups and interventions in order to meeting individual pupil needs in line with assessment and record keeping policies.
• To record children’s work in their Learning Journals in line with EY school policy.
• To support colleagues in Early Years leading focus groups and observational activities to ensure a positive impact on learning.
• To create a stimulating and safe learning environment indoors and outdoors.
• To support parents so that they understand how to support with the settling process and daily routines.
• To write annual reports on individual pupils, and to produce reports when required by outside agencies or when a pupil transfers to another school.
• To liaise with other members of staff (in particular, teaching assistants, EY phase leader and SENCO) as appropriate in order to make the best provision for pupils.
•  To take, with other staff, collective responsibility for pupil behaviour throughout the school by: upholding the School’s Behaviour, Anti-Racist and Anti-Bullying Policies; being proactive in dealing with behavioural issues; and through the use of positive behaviour management strategies.
• To report any child(ren) giving cause for concern with regard to their spiritual, emotional, behavioural, physical, or academic development to the SENCO in the first instance and to report any safeguarding concerns to one of the school’s Child Protection Officers.
• To attend phase meetings, staff training and INSET sessions.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development through identification of and attendance at appropriate training approved by the school and by keeping abreast of developments in teaching at a national level.
• To take on subject leader responsibility (for all teachers who are not in their ECT year). This will include: developing and promoting the subject across the school; monitoring standards of teaching and learning within the subject; using the outcomes of monitoring and data analysis to identify priorities for future work and to contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
• To participate fully in all aspects of school life and undertake any additional duties at the request of the headteacher, or deputy, that fall within the remit of a teacher, as set out in the most recent edition of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.
• To uphold the aims and ethos of the school in all aspects of your daily work as set out in the school’s various Policy and Guidance documents.

Person Specification: Nursery Lead

Please address the points included in this Person Specification when writing your Personal Statement in support of your application. Applicants that most successfully meet the criteria will be invited for interview.

• To hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) as recognised by the DfE (in the case of trainee teachers a post will be offered subject to QTS being awarded) or to hold a recognised teaching qualification from another country.
• To have experience of teaching in a primary school (including, for an ECT, school placements).
• To have a clear understanding of how children learn and to use this knowledge to plan exciting and stimulating lessons, which support and extend the school’s commitment to implementing a creative learning experience, both in and out of the classroom.
• To demonstrate experience and skills in meeting the needs of all pupils in a class, including those who may have special educational needs, speak English as an additional language or who are more able.
• To understand the need for effective assessment and record keeping, and how it can be used to inform future planning.
• To be able to use a range of effective classroom management strategies.
• To be well-organised and to display high expectations of teaching, learning and behaviour
• To be competent in the use of IT as an aid to both teaching and learning
• To have the ability to work as part of a team, with all members of the school community, and to understand line management.
• To be able to take the initiative in a range of situations, including the ability to take on a lead role, and to be flexible and adaptable.
• To be able to build positive relations with all stakeholders (including staff, parents and governors), and to act professionally at all times.
• To be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in a range of contexts.
• To understand the importance of safeguarding and to be sensitive to confidential issues within the school.
• To be supportive of the school’s leadership and management and be committed to upholding the school’s aims and ethos.

Please note that any offer of a post will be subject to:

• Receipt of at least two satisfactory references.
• Receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.