Reception Class and EYFS Lead

About us and the role

Are you an outstanding Reception and EYFS Lead?

Do you want to take the next step in your career and move into a leadership position?

If so, we would love to hear from you.

We have a strong and highly motivating learning environment. At Krishna Avanti, We are looking for an outstanding EYFS teacher and Lead.

The staff at Krishna Avanti Primary School are passionate about our school and are relentlessly focused on improving the achievement and opportunities for all our pupils.

All staff that work at our school subscribe to our ethos and values and seek to improve and develop their own practice and performance for the benefit of our children. This is a unique opportunity to work in a school which is driven by three key elements for both children and staff:

• Educational Excellence

• Character Formation

• Spiritual Insight

We believe in high expectations, challenge and support to enable our children to understand and develop into the best version of themselves. Through professional development, we support our staff to excel in creating a highly successful learning environment, we are an ambitious team who strive to ensure that all children enjoy learning and surpass expectations.

Why should you apply

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• A strong vision of Educational Excellence, Character Formation, and Spiritual Insight

• Great opportunities for professional development

• Teacher pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria

• O2 discounts

• NUS Card

• Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers

• Access to multiple well-being programmes

• Cycle to work and Electric Vehicle Lease Schemes

Plus many more

What will you do?

• Develop, plan, and lead Reception and EYFS Provision at the school

• Plan and oversee the EYFS Curriculum for both Nursery and Reception classes

• To maintain overall responsibility for the pastoral care of pupils in EYFS

• They will also directly line manage the teachers and TA’s in the EYFS.

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an outstanding classroom practitioner within the Early Years, Reception and EYFS who may already have some leadership experience within their setting, or someone who is ready to take the next step in their career. You will be highly driven and motivated, have an eye for detail, and can work flexibly and creatively.

The successful candidate will have:

• The motivation to achieve the very best for the children in our care and be relentless in the pursuit of excellence

• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills as well as the ability to inspire and challenge colleagues

• Proven experience as an effective and outstanding classroom teacher

• Experience of working with children of different ages within the Early Years

• Have the ability to lead aspects of school improvement and ensure that all children are given opportunities to excel

• Excellent communication skills and a good sense of humour

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.