Head of Nursery Provision
Wootton Park Academy Trust, Northampton, NN4 0HZ7 days remaining to apply
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 1pm
Date listed
17 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £51,771.00 - £57,137.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership 1-5
Head of Nursery Provision job summary
Wootton Park Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Head of Nursery. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced early years professional shape and set up nursery provision in our growing Trust.
About Us
Wootton Park Academy Trust (WPAT) offers a first-rate learning environment across our Trust.
Our vision is to build on its existing ‘Outstanding’ all-through free school to create an organisation of outstanding schools in Northampton and the surrounding areas, delivering strong academic achievement, developing strong values and promoting citizenship, community and service
We are very proud of our Trust and Schools and are looking for like-minded professionals to join us.
What We Are Looking For
- Our ideal candidate will be fully committed to securing the best outcomes for all our learners and will ‘go the extra mile’ to do this.
- All members of our team must be committed to maximising potential and continuous improvement, and be willing to participate fully in all aspects of school life within and beyond the classroom.
- Our quest for excellence, must, however, also be combined with our unwavering commitment to care and support. Therefore, anyone seeking appointment to this role must demonstrate our Trust Values of Kindness, Teamwork, Positivity, Respect, and Responsibility.
We Can Offer You
- Opportunity and freedom to innovate and significantly contribute to curriculum development.
- An exciting, friendly and conscientious working environment.
- Employee Assistance Programme (Staff Well-being) scheme.
- Staff sport activities.
- Reprographics and IT support
- Access to teachers pension scheme
If you are inspired by this exceptional opportunity to join us at this stage of our journey, we want to hear from you.
Please visit our Trust website for more information about our academy.
Our trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates need to be able to communicate clearly and effectively in spoken and written English, including when completing required online training, to ensure the safety and welfare of pupils in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education Wootton Park Academy Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates and offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
Please note we do not accept CVs and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage.
We maintain the right to close the application process early or later if necessary.
Closing Date: Friday 24th April 2026, 12 noon
Interview Date: w/c Monday 27th April 2026
Candidates should be available to interview in person
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.
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.
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