Headteacher

Homerton Early Years Centre, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7ST

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  12 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £58,596.00 - £67,898.00 Annually (FTE)

Headteacher job summary

We are seeking a replacement for our current Headteacher, Mrs Alex Pearson, who is due to retire in August 2026. Her successor will lead Homerton’s outstanding practice, with a positive, enthusiastic leadership style. As head of Homerton Early Years Centre, the Headteacher will have significant successful experience of Early Years Education and, like our staff and governors, will be passionate about supporting young children and their families. We seek a team player with excellent interpersonal skills to work with the governors and staff to determine the strategic direction of the Centre, with a forward thinking, creative approach to meeting the challenges presented by the current financial context.

The successful applicant will have:

excellent knowledge and outstanding practice of the Early Years Foundation Stage

successful leadership experience in an early years setting

a flexible, forward thinking, creative approach to innovation and income generation

confidence with the collection, analysis and interpretation of data regarding young children’s progress and development

Qualified Teacher Status

undertaken further professional development in leadership and management

We welcome applications from any section of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. We also welcome applicants who may wish to jobshare this post.

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.

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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.

About Homerton Early Years Centre

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
• Education phase: Nursery
• School size: 103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 5
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Homerton Early Years Centre website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/homerton-early-years-centre

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