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Headteacher
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre, London, SE8 3EH42 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Summer term 2026
Closing date
3 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Headteacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership 10 £74,479.00 to 17 £86,566.00
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Significant leadership experience that has included impacting on and improving outcomes for children aged 2-5 years old.
- Experience of Safeguarding and Child Protection duties, as Deputy Safeguarding Officer or Designated Safeguarding Lead.
- A dedication to promoting children’s development and learning through play.
- A commitment to providing high quality, fully inclusive Early Years Education.
- A passion for and belief in the value of working together with families and other professionals to achieve the very best outcomes for all children.
- A deep commitment to ensuring children in the most vulnerable or under resourced circumstances are given equality of opportunity.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including being welcoming, approachable and empathetic.
- The ability to maintain the warm, welcoming and family like feel of the school.
- A commitment to professional development, including self.
What the school offers its staff
- A Local Authority supportive of the four Greenwich Maintained Nursery Schools and committed to collaborative working with all Headteachers.
- Funding to join ‘Early Essentials’, highly regarded CPD for new Headteachers.
- A mentor for your first year of Headship.
- A group of experienced and supportive Heads within the Maintained Nursery Schools and Greenwich Community Schools Partnership.
- A confidential 24 hour employee assistance helpline.
- A supportive and effective Governing Body.
- An experienced, hardworking and welcoming staff team.
- An amazing school community, with wonderful children and supportive families.
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
- Education phase
- Nursery
- School size
- 140 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- sbm@rachelmcmillan.greenwich.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086924041
Graded as outstanding since 2009, Rachel McMillan has continued to provide quality early years’ education since 1914. The ethos of our nursery school is to offer the best early learning experience for our children as well as exemplary support to all our families.
Arranging a visit to Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email sbm@rachelmcmillan.greenwich.sch.uk.
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