35 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    30 April 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    26 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Headteacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

L7 - L13

What skills and experience we're looking for

HEADTEACHER (0.6FTE TEACHING COMMITMENT)

1 September 2026

NOR: 40

ISR: L7 – L13

BE SAFE, BE KIND, BE INSPIRED

Rated ’Good’ in the 2025 Ofsted Inspection, we offer high quality education for children aged 3 and 4 years old. New Mills Nursery School is a teacher-led Local Authority school offering high quality Early Years Education for children aged 3 and 4 years old. We aim to provide a wealth of exciting learning opportunities to give children the very best start to their educational journey.

Due to the current Headteacher’s well-deserved retirement the pupils, staff and Governors are looking for an enthusiastic Headteacher to build on the strength of our school story so far and to continue our journey. We would like to appoint a collaborative leader who is also a strategic thinker with an eye to the future.

Just a short distance from Stockport and Manchester, while sitting on the doorstep of the Peak District National Park, New Mills offers an attractive balance of countryside living and urban connectivity—making it an inspiring and well‑connected place to live and work. There is parking and it is short walk to the railway station.

Candidates will:

  • Demonstrate inspirational leadership and management
  • Possess skills and expertise to continue to develop the highest standards of teaching and learning including SEND
  • Be approachable, caring, and have integrity
  • Possess a good knowledge of EYFS play based and child led learning

Visits by arrangements are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school on 01663 745098 to arrange.

Please also visit our website for further details of the school - https://www.newmills-nur.derbyshire.sch.uk/

New Mills Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date: 30th April 2026

Interviews: Week commencing 18th May 2026

Further details and an application pack are available online at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/jobs or Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 quoting the Job Reference JOB/26/00931.


What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

  • Friendly, caring and cooperative children who are keen to learn
  • Talented and loyal teaching and support staff
  • An engaged and supportive governing body which is committed to your continuing professional development
  • Parents who provide active and enthusiastic support to the school

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website (opens in new tab)

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

RECRUITMENT PACK - NMNS.pdf - 707 KB (opens in new tab)

About New Mills Nursery School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 5
Education phase
Nursery
School size
42 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 5
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
New Mills Nursery School website
Email address
Headship.Recruitment@derbyshire.gov.uk
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Arranging a visit to New Mills Nursery School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Headship.Recruitment@derbyshire.gov.uk.

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