Nursery Lead (Maternity Cover)

Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Jan 2027

• Closing date

  9 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £28,983.00 - £30,778.00 Annually (FTE)

Nursery Lead (Maternity Cover) job summary

Vacancy: Nursery Lead
Contract: Fixed-Term Contract Maternity Cover

Grade: TSPT8 Point 26-28 (£28,983 - £30,778)

Hours: Mon- Fri - (FT) 36 hours per week 8:30am - 4:00pm with 30-minute unpaid break

Start date: January 2027

Are you an experienced Early Years Practitioner ready for the step up into an exciting leadership role in our Foundation Stage provision?

- Would you like to develop your leadership skills and become part of the leadership team?

- - Have you the vision, commitment and enthusiasm to help us to continue to develop and deliver the best early years provision for every child?

In this exciting EYFS Leader position you will be managing the progression of the EYFS phase and working with colleagues at our other Trust school. You will be leading curriculum and pupil developments and sharing creative and inspirational ideas in order to lead staff to outstanding professional practice. This role will involve close working with the Senior Leadership Team, and you will also be expected to contribute to school developments and lead by example, teaching

Spring Trust strives to offer the very best education within our power to every child we can reach. Our member schools are part of a family that shares our knowledge, expertise, and resources to change children’s lives. You will be committed and passionate about raising standards and life chances for all children in an inclusive environment.

Our Schools/Trust and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. For all shortlisted candidates, references will be requested in advance of the interview, and an online search will be carried out. The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure and checks regarding proof of ID, medical clearance and the right to work in the UK.

We are proud of our diversity and inclusive culture in our workplace. We welcome all applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage, or civil partnership.

If you would like to find out more, please visit our school website: www.leesons.bromley.sch.uk

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as due to volumes and quality of applications received, the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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.

About Leesons Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 281 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Leesons Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leesons-primary-school-orpington

Leesons Primary School is set in an attractive grounds incorporating sports fields and a mature forest school developing opportunities for further outdoor learning and the Opal play curriculum. The school was expanded in 2014 and will be at full capacity as a two form entry primary school by September 2020. Recent building works have resulted in a new nursery, classroom block, hall and dance studio.

The school is a member of the Spring Partnership Trust multi academy trust and works especially closely with neighbouring schools of St Mary Cray Primary Academy and Midfield Primary School. Our executive Headteacher, Mrs Gulcin Sesli, supports the three Heads of School. The wider trust partnership of six schools offers many opportunities for professional development as well as mutual support. School leaders are currently working on a range of improvement strategies to further develop well being and raise standards across the trust.

The Spring Partnership Trust, partner schools:

Castlecombe Primary School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4AT
Dorset Road Infant School, Mottingham, London, SE9 4QX
Hayes Primary School, George Lane, Bromley, Kent, BR2 7LQ
Leesons Primary School, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2GA
Midfield Primary School, Grovelands Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 3EG
St Mary Cray Primary Academy, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4AR

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