Early Years Lead

Catchgate Primary School, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8LX

36 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  28 April 2025

• Closing date

  27 January 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 December 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) MPS - UPS & TLR2b (£5,651)

Early Years Lead job summary

Early Years Lead
MPS - UPS & TLR2b (£5,651)
Catchgate Primary School
To start April 2025

New College Durham Academies Trust (NCDAT) and Catchgate Primary School are seeking to appoint an outstanding Early Years Teacher, to fulfil the role of Early Years Lead. This is an excellent opportunity for an exceptional teacher who is looking to develop a career in school leadership.

The successful candidate will be the strategic Lead for Early Years across the 2-5 age range. Comprising of:

• Funded 2 Year Play and Learn
• Nursery and 30 Hour provision
• Reception

The Early Years Lead will have a teaching commitment and be responsible for the early provision across each setting, with duties comprising assessment, moderation and training. The successful candidate will manage the staffing requirements of each department.

The successful candidate will:

1. Demonstrate an expert knowledge within the EYFS and development matters
2. Be an inspirational teacher with proven methods of raising outcomes in Early Years
3. Be able to drive achievement forward and ensure good progress through effectively tracking pupil learning
4. Be committed to the ethos and values of the school becoming involved in all aspects of school life in particular wellbeing and mental health
5. Be able to provide and broad and balanced curriculum accessible to all pupils
6. Be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), leading on a specific curriculum or strategic area
7. Work in partnership with the SLT, Primary Director and the Trust

Essential Qualifications:

• QTS
• Minimum of 3 years early years’ experience post qualification.

NCDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, which includes an enhanced DBS check, robust referencing, medical checks, online searches and other vetting checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Please note that all posts are subject to a 6 month probation period. For further detail see our Probation Policy.

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

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About Catchgate Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 266 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Catchgate Primary School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/catchgate-primary-school-stanley (opens in new tab)

Welcome to Catchgate Primary School recruitment page and thank you for your interest in looking for a post within our school. As Headteacher, I offer a warm welcome to you and hope that you will come and visit our thriving school where we believe all children and staff are entitled to develop to their fullest potential enabling each one to grow in confidence, knowledge and understanding.

We are at the start of a new journey into NCDAT and excited at the prospect of working with both primary and secondary school colleagues. The relationships between the schools is strong already and there are clear opportunities for staff learning, career development and progression so that you can realise your ambition of achieving the next step in your career.

As Governors, leaders and staff we provide a happy, caring, safe and stimulating environment which promotes self-esteem, respect to self and others, co-operation and introduces a range of life skills for participation in the wider community. We have a strong focus on wellbeing for both pupils and staff, which was commented on in a recent Ofsted report, and we support staff with workload to achieve a positive homelife balance.

The community is at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with parents and a range of other organisations across, and within, the community we serve to ensure children’s development and learning are achieved together. We value the relationships we have with the community and invite them regularly to be part of our learning experience. We offer our children a range of opportunities to develop their independence. We want our new staff members to help us develop a responsible attitude in our children that will enable them to become tolerant, active and caring citizens of the future who contribute positively to the local, national and global community.

If you share your passion for working with children aged 2 – 11 and are committed to high levels of education, commitment to excellence and have the drive to make a difference to our community, then we very much look forward to inviting your on our journey.

Thank you for considering Catchgate Primary School for your future career path. I look forward to working in partnership with you and gladly welcome you to visit our school by contacting our HR Team at catchgate@durhamlearning.net whereupon a mutually convenient date and time will be arranged.

Yours Faithfully

Joanne Shaw

Headteacher

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