Leader of Early Years – 1.0FTE – MPS plus TLR2.1 Salary M1-M6/UPR plus TLR2.1 £31,650 - £49,084 plus £3,391 Required for September 2025 The Governing Body is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and positive teacher to take responsibility for overseeing and leading our Early Years Team. This post provides an ideal opportunity for an Early Years specialist who seeks a new exciting role and one who will be building on the valued work of the current post holder. Recent developments have seen the school increase Nursery provision through an extension, increasing the size of the staff team and offering additional places. Further works have included redesigned outdoor provision, restructured Reception learning environment and new resources. St Luke’s C.E. (C) Primary School is an exciting school which values those whom work and learn within it. The dedicated and motivated team of staff work hard to maintain high standards and provide many excellent opportunities for learning and enrichment. We welcome applications from teachers who have experience within the Early Years Foundation Stage and who have had an impact in their current setting. You will be, or will have the potential to be, an outstanding teacher with the ability to inspire, motivate and make positive changes. You will be passionate about the need to enable our pupils to make progress within their learning and development. We are seeking teachers who: Have relevant recent and relevant experience within EYFS Are highly motivated and enthusiastic about pupil’s learning Able to contribute to and work collaboratively as part of a team Able to inspire others and lead by example Able to demonstrate commitment to raising standards of teaching, learning and achievement In return we can offer you: Highly committed, supportive and friendly staff Confident, hard-working and well-motivated pupils Excellent teaching resources Supportive parents Visits by appointment are positively encouraged. Further details and application pack are available via the link below. We encourage you to use our email address to enable us to deal with your request promptly, also allowing us to send you the details electronically. Closing Date: Monday 5 th May ’25 at midday. Interviews to be conducted shortly afterwards St. Luke’s CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form. All completed application forms to be returned to the school as soon as possible. St Luke’s CE Primary School New Penkridge Rd Cannock Staffordshire WS11 1HN Tel 01543 227450 E-mail: k.bridgerst-lukes-cannock.staffs.sch.uk