7 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

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

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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About Wootton Park Academy Trust

Type
Multi-academy trust

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