Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser for Group Settings
Neat Academy Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4NU18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
19 August 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 14 days per term (4 days per setting across 3 settings = 12 days, plus 2 days for hub collaboration/planning)
Contract type
- Fixed term - Fixed term secondment opportunity to March 2028
Full time equivalent salary
- Your setting receives £500 per day (inclusive of travel associated with training and delivery)
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Level 6 or above early years qualification (including EYTS or EYPS).
- Thorough, up-to-date knowledge of the EYFS (prime and specific learning areas, safeguarding requirements, and assessment expectations)
- At least 3 years’ experience working with children aged 0–4 in an early years setting (schools, nursery schools, PVI nurseries, or LA roles) currently rated Ofsted ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ (or expected standard under new framework).
- Leadership experience within the early years sector.
- Experience mentoring or coaching others (e.g.,
practitioners, apprentices, or volunteers) and modelling
best practice.
- Ability to deliver bespoke, targeted, face-to-face support through coaching and modelling best practice.
- Ability to support settings in selecting, adapting, and embedding evidence-informed approaches and interventions.
What the school offers its staff
Taking on an EYSPA role is an exceptional opportunity to advance your leadership profile while staying connected to setting-level practice:
- Your setting receives £500 per day (via a Section 14 grant) to cover your release time, travel, and expenses. Settings may also allocate part of this funding for responsibility payments at their discretion.
- Receive comprehensive face-to-face training delivered by DfE training partner White Rose Education, along with ongoing virtual CPD opportunities.
- Master diagnostic analysis, adult mentoring models, and action planning across diverse early years contexts
- Work directly with local EYSPH Leads, Local Authority teams, Family Hubs, and peer leaders across multiple local authorities.
- Help raise early education standards, build practitioner confidence, and narrow the achievement gap for vulnerable young children.
Further information about the job
Are you a passionate early years leader ready to coach, inspire, and drive quality across regional settings?We have four EYSPAs available across the following settings:
- Gateshead
- North Tyneside
- Newcastle
- PVI
Each role is fixed term to March 2028.Join us as an Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser (EYSPA) for Group-Based Provision and play a key role in boosting children's learning, development, and wellbeing. Delivered through the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs (EYSPH) as part of the Department for Education’s Best Start in Life Strategy, this role gives you the opportunity to share your expertise, model best practice, and support setting leaders across your region to narrow the disadvantage gap.Every child deserves the best start in life.
Building on the proven success of the DfE’s previous Experts and Mentors programme, the Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser (EYSPA) programme delivers targeted, peer-led coaching to eligible group-based settings (PVIs, school-based nurseries, maintained nursery schools, etc.).As a Group-Based EYSPA, you will work directly with 3 eligible settings per term. You’ll build strong, trusting relationships with setting leaders, conduct reflective diagnostic reviews, and deliver bespoke on-site coaching to support sustainable, high-quality outcomes.
Interested?If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form which can be located in the 'supporting documents' section. All application forms should be submitted toHR@neatat.org.ukno later than midnight on Sunday 6th September 2026.
Expected Interview Dates - 14th and 15th September 2026.
Specific training for this role will be delivered on Friday 16th October and Wednesday 4th November 2026.
Please speak to your current employer before applying to ensure they support this arrangement.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Neat Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Neat Academy Trust website
- Email address
- s.stock@neatat.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0191 228 4090
Arranging a visit to Neat Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email s.stock@neatat.org.uk.
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