Head Teacher - Slade Nursery School
Slade Nursery School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 8QQThis job expired on 3 February 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
3 February 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 January 2022
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
- Deputy headteacher
- Assistant headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Leadership 8 (L8-L14) £50,151 - £58,135
Head Teacher - Slade Nursery School job summary
Do you want to lead a vibrant, forward thinking and diverse nursery school that places learning and the community at the heart of everything it does?
The governors of Wood Farm Primary and the Slade Nursery Schools are looking for an ambitious, creative and dedicated professional to join us as Head teacher of the nursery school from September 2022. The Slade Nursery School is a highly successful and vibrant early years setting, serving the diverse Headington community in Wood Farm, Oxford. Federated with the adjoining primary school, and located in beautiful modern accommodation this is an exciting opportunity to join a highly effective nursery school, with a strong local reputation for excellence and to lead the next stages of our development. The Slade is a maintained nursery school, open for 36 weeks a year with 73 full time equivalent places. We provide wraparound care for a small number of our children for 47.5 weeks, including Breakfast and After-School provision: our full intake numbers are detailed on our website.
The successful applicant will:
• Be an excellent early years teacher, with strengths in working with children across the full early years age range, and who is able to lead and inspire our children and staff
• Be an ambitious leader, who will continue to develop our outstanding school on the next stage of its journey
• Bring experience of working and thriving in a similar diverse community
• Have a strong, clear vision of the importance of high-quality nursery education
• Be dedicated to the progress and well-being of all children
We can offer the appointee:
• The exciting opportunity to lead a vibrant, friendly and effective school – recently judged Outstanding (2021) and committed to continuing to develop
• A dedicated and hard-working staff team
• Support from a wider team of highly experienced senior leaders
• A beautiful working environment, in an easily accessible location with excellent transport links
• The opportunity to make a lasting difference to children and families
Working closely with the federation Executive Head Teacher and governors, you will be responsible for the strategic direction and day to day running of the nursery school. You will have proven experience of Senior Leadership and be looking for the next step in your career.
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.
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About Slade Nursery School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
- Education phase
- View all Nurseryjobs
- School size
- 98 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Slade Nursery School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- sbm.2589@wood-farm.oxon.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01865 762575
Housed in a beautiful set of buildings and landscaped grounds in the Wood Farm/Headington area of Oxford, we believe that The Slade is a very special place to work, learn and grow. We are proud of our rich curriculum, and our recent OfSTED report echoes our aspirations:
"Children are thriving at this happy nursery school. They cannot wait to begin their day and arrive eager and ready to learn. They thoroughly enjoy playing together and are active, busy learners. The very well-appointed outdoor area is a hive of activity. Children love exploring out here, whatever the weather. They relish solving problems, such as finding the best way to climb the slope to cross the bridge. Leaders have high ambition for every child to develop a love of learning and achieve exceptionally well."
The Slade is a maintained Nursery School and we cater in a variety of ways for children from 6 months old through to children in the year before they move to Reception, including Breakfast and After-School provision: our intake numbers are detailed on our school website https://www.sladenurseryschool-headington.org.uk/about-us-1, and children join our school from a wide variety of backgrounds. We pride ourselves on the friendly, welcoming atmosphere that we have established in The Slade, and work hard to ensure both children and adults enjoy learning. We do this by giving children opportunities to learn though play, first-hand experiences and the experiences of others both indoors and outdoors every day, and by creating a happy, safe, secure and stimulating environment in which each individual is known, valued and encouraged to make a personal contribution.
We are part of the Wood Farm Federation, working closely with our next-door neighbours in Wood Farm Primary School, and like the Primary School team we have high expectations for our children and for our school. Our new head teacher will benefit from being part of the wider supportive leadership of both schools, and from working with the experienced executive head teacher of the federation. Our work actively engages the families and community we serve, promoting home/school relationships based on mutual trust and understanding, so that parents and teachers can together enrich every child's education and progress.
Our website is easily accessible at https://www.sladenurseryschool-headington.org.uk/
and we have a growing social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: do check us out!
Arranging a visit to Slade Nursery School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm.2589@wood-farm.oxon.sch.uk.
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