Deputy Nursery Manager

Manor Drive Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7EP

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  23 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,323.00 Annually (Actual)

Deputy Nursery Manager job summary

Deputy Nursery Manager

37 hours per week

Term Time plus 5 days

Monday to Friday

Grade 9 Point 24

Salary £30,323

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Deputy Nursery Manager to join our school-based nursery.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• A hands-on leader, confident in guiding, supporting, and inspiring a dedicated nursery team.
• Able to support apprentices and nurture professional growth across the setting.
• Ready to work closely with our Trust Nursery Operations Leader and Early Years Lead to ensure children receive the best possible start in their learning journey.
• Committed to helping children become school ready for entry into Reception, driving our vision for a strong start at Manor Drive Primary Academy.
• Motivated to drive continuous improvement and maintain high standards across the nursery.
• Passionate about early years education and child development, with a deep understanding of how young children learn best.
• Responsive, loyal and a great team player, able to build strong relationships with children, staff and families.
• Enthusiastic, flexible and socially skilful, with a passion for creating a nurturing and inspiring early years environment.
• Consistent, thorough and thoughtful, ensuring high standards of care, learning and safeguarding are always maintained.

What We Offer

We are proud to provide a supportive and forward-thinking working environment where staff wellbeing and professional development are at the heart of what we do.

You can expect:

• A well-researched approach to learning and a clear pedagogical vision
• Friendly, supportive staff and governors who work collaboratively across the school.
• A genuine commitment to work-life balance and staff wellbeing.
• A 1:1 coaching programme to support your professional growth.
• A well-structured CPD offer tailored to career development.
• A supportive, approachable leadership team that values your input.
• Well-behaved, enthusiastic and motivated children who love learning.

Tours of the school are highly recommended, please contact Laura White, PA to the Headteacher, on lwhite@manordriveprimary.org.uk to arrange a visit.

The closing date for this role is noon on Monday 23 February 2026.

We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications. If you have previously applied for this role in the last 6 months, please do not reapply.

The Four Cs MAT is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Manor Drive Primary Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 198 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Manor Drive Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/manor-drive-primary-academy

The Manor Drive Primary Academy is a new school in the north of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The school welcomed the first cohort of Reception children in September 2022 and we continue to grow year on year. At Manor Drive Primary Academy we pride ourselves on having a strong wellbeing ethos whilst ensuring our children are the focus of everything we do. Our values of ‘Work Hard, Be Kind and Be Brave” are embedded in our teaching strategies and the expectations we have for staff and pupils. We will support our children to try their best and to demonstrate excellent learning behaviours such as determination, respect and perseverance.

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