Stronger Practice Hub Lead
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre, London, E12 5PB3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday 36 hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,532 - £50,574
What skills and experience we're looking for
Join Our Team and Shape the Future of Early Years Education
Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre leadsA Brighter Start: East London’s Stronger Practice Hub. The Stronger Practice Hub is funded by the Department for Education as part of their drive to improve quality within early years, ensuring all children have the best start in life
We are anoutstanding maintained nurseryschool with a national reputation forexcellence, expertise, and innovationin early years education. As the only maintained nursery school in the country to be both aResearch Schooland aStronger Practice Hub, we are at the forefront of translating early years research into impactful practice.
Our mission is clear: to put thebest betsfrom research into action, transforming children’s learning, development, and life chances. Our work bridging the gap between evidence and practice has led to the design and delivery ofhighly successful professional development programmes, increasing demand for our expertise across the sector.
To meet this growing demand, we are expanding our team. This is anexciting opportunityto join a dynamic, forward-thinking school that is shaping the future of early years education. If you are passionate about making a real difference, we want to hear from you.
We are seeking an exceptional leader to head and coordinate our Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, driving improvements in early years practice and ensuring that key performance indicators set by the Department for Education are consistently met. This role is critical to the continued success and growth of our hub, and we are looking for a candidate who brings proven experience in providing outstanding leadership and management within the early years sector. The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for supporting early years professionals, and a strong commitment to ensuring that every child receives high-quality education and care.
This is a full-time position with the option for some remote working. The Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Lead will collaborate closely with the Deputy Headteacher, East London Research School Director, and Nursery team to ensure the hub’s activities align with the broader vision and values of the organisation. The role will also involve developing strong, collaborative relationships with local authority teams and other hubs—such as the English, Maths, Family, and Teaching School Hubs—to coordinate and complement our support.
What the school offers its staff
What we can offer you:
- Highly skilled staff team, dedicated to providing the best for families and their children
- Well-resourced environments, including an extensive, landscaped outdoor space
- Evidence-informed professional development that will support understanding and use of highly effective strategies, enabling the candidate to work at the cutting edge of early years pedagogy and practice
- The opportunity to work with both our Nursery School and Research School helping to disseminate our evidence-informed practice to the early years sector.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 5
- Education phase
- Nursery
- School size
- 187 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 5
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre website
- Email address
- melissa.prendergast@sheringham-nur.newham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02085532479
Arranging a visit to Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email melissa.prendergast@sheringham-nur.newham.sch.uk.
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