Early Years and Foundation Stage Leader
West Hill Primary School, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4BHThis job expired on 7 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Closing date
7 May 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
9 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MS - UPS
Additional allowances
TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors of the Hednesford Hills Federation are offering the opportunity for a highly motivated Early Years Lead to join our team at West Hill Primary School. We are a very hardworking and committed team of professionals who work together to provide a welcoming, safe and “good” school. We are looking for a EYFS Leader to join our Senior Leadership Team. The successful candidate will ensure high standards of learning and achievement for all pupils in Foundation Stage.
The main responsibilities for this post are:
- To work with the SLT to accelerate progress for all pupils particularly in EYFS
- To support, develop and coach teaching and learning across EYFS, so that the school has consistently good or better teaching
- To lead and co-ordinate assessment across EYFS, maximising pupil and parental engagement
- To support day to day leadership in school
- To teach a class within EYFS
We are looking for:
- An organised, enthusiastic EYFS practitioner.
- Someone who has high expectations of themselves and the children.
- A leader with the passion and drive to make a difference to our children’s future.
What the school offers its staff
West Hill Primary School offers:
- Motivated, happy children, who are eager to learn.
- Good parental links.
- A commitment to your professional development.
- Opportunity to share in strategic school improvement.
- A supportive staff team.
- An enabling working environment.
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About West Hill Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 371 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Hill Primary School website
- Email address
- office@westhill.staffs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01543 227125
West Hill Primary School is proud to be characterised by encouraging honest, open and trustworthy relationships amongst all, a place where talented and dedicated staff know each pupil as an individual and are committed to the learning journey each child takes.
As a forward thinking School we aspire, in our self-critical pursuit of a shared goal, to offer a creative innovative and progressive learning environment making us a ' Valued Centre of Learning within the Hednesford Community.
West Hill Primary School values all achievements as being an important part of personal ambitions. Our team of dedicated educators are called upon to develop confident, resilient and enthusiastic youngsters who aim high and who are ready to influence the world.
' Together - we respect, we learn, we achieve.'
Arranging a visit to West Hill Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@westhill.staffs.sch.uk.
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