Nursery Lead Practitioner

Denholme Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 4AY

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  26 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Hours of Work: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week (8:15am - 3:30pm Monday to Friday)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: Grade G SCP13-18 Actual Salary £21,886 - £23,748 (£29,064 -£31,537 FTE)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an inspiring and dedicated Nursery Lead Practitioner to provide strong day‑to‑day leadership and management of our nursery, ensuring the highest standards of early years provision. This is a key role in shaping a nurturing, inclusive and aspirational environment where every child can thrive.

Working closely with the EYFS Leader and wider leadership team, the successful candidate will champion the nursery’s ethos, policies and vision, driving continuous improvement in practice and supporting the professional development of staff. With a clear focus on high achievement for all children, you will play an integral part in promoting the nursery’s aims and objectives and leading excellence across the early years provision.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have considerable experience of working in an EYFS setting
• Have experience working with children in EYFS including those who have specific SEND, EAL needs
• Have effective communication skills
• Have training and/or expertise in the EYFS curriculum
• Have good organisational skills
• Be able to remain calm under pressure and adapt to change quickly

The successful candidate will:

• Put children at the heart of everything they do
• Have high expectations
• Have excellent interpersonal and skills and the ability to liaise confidently with staff, pupils, parents, carers and other educational professionals
• Have strong classroom management skills
• Have excellent positive behaviour management skills
• Have knowledge of GDPR and be able to respect confidentiality
• Have the ability to work as part of a team and on their own initiative

What the school offers its staff

At Denholme Primary School, we can offer you:

• A school with enthusiastic, happy, friendly pupils who are keen to learn
• Families who are keen to give their children support and encouragement
• A caring, professional and welcoming school
• A chance to make a real difference to every child’s achievement
• A full commitment to your professional development
• Close links with other Keighley schools in the Keighley Hub and schools within Northern Star Academies Trust

Northern Star Academies Trust is a thriving family of 15 schools, serving the communities of Keighley, Bradford, Skipton, and Harrogate.Our vision is rooted in our core values:Nurture, Sustain, Aspire, and Thrive.Together, we work tirelessly to create environments where children and staff alike can flourish.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies

How to Apply
To apply to work with Northern Star Academies Trust, please complete your candidate profile via the Every Portal. If you are accessing our Every portal for the first time, you will need to register to add and save your candidate profile information, before adding your profile to this vacancy.

We would welcome visits to Denholme Primary School - to arrange please contact the school on 01274 823123

If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@nsat.org.uk or 01756 707609

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

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.

Additional documents

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

03 - Job Description - Nursery Lead Practitioner DEN.pdf - 228 KB (opens in new tab)

04 - Person Specification - Nursery Lead Practitioner.pdf - 184 KB (opens in new tab)

About Denholme Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Denholme Primary School website
• Email address: recruitment@nsat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denholme-primary-school-bradford

Arranging a visit to Denholme Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@nsat.org.uk.

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