Early Years Lead

Reigate Park Primary Academy, Derby, DE22 4EQ

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To start January 2026

• Closing date

  26 November 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  10 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Full-Time, Permanent
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2a

What skills and experience we're looking for

What We’re Looking For

• An excellent classroom practitioner with a proven track record of improving outcomes, especially for vulnerable pupils.

• Minimum three years’ teaching experience in EYFS.

• Strong knowledge of the National Curriculum and pedagogy.

• Evidence of using assessment and analysis effectively to raise standards.

• A collaborative leader who will:

• Support the Principal and SLT in establishing EYFS as a high-achieving phase.

• Deliver Trust priorities as outlined in the Strategic Plan.

What the school offers its staff

We Can Offer You:   

• The opportunity to be part of our team, who are committed to educational excellence     

• Friendly and supportive staff, parents and trustees,     

• A commitment to high quality professional development through the Harmony Trust Development Team 

• Opportunity for future career development & progression within the Trust’s portfolio of schools     

• And most importantly the chance to transform the lives of children and really make a difference.  

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Reigate Park Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 436 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Reigate Park Primary Academy website
• Email address: htrecruitment@theharmonytrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/reigate-park-primary-academy

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