Job start date: 24 February 2025
Hours per week: Full time
St Thomas Centre Nursery School
Bell Barn Road
Birmingham
B15 2AF
Telephone number: 0121 464 0003
Contact email: s.galsinh@allenscn.bham.sch.uk
Contract type: Permanent
Our Federation of schools is forward thinking and ambitious. We share knowledge, expertise and resources, and collaboration and partnership working are incredibly important to us.
To give a few examples we:
1. provide in person peer to peer support on pedagogy, curriculum, approaches to teaching and learning and if required tailored school improvement advice
2. have federation wide procured contracts and secure substantial economies of scale
3. have a team of specialist partners that support our work e.g our employee relations partner, DefinitelyHR, our strategic finance support partner, drb, and our social media and marketing partner, Social Blossoms
4. have federation wide shared training and CPD days
We are key players in the Early Years sector locally and nationally and have representation on the Early Years forum. Our children are at the heart of our practice and pedagogy. Our dedicated school teams work incredibly hard to ensure the best outcomes for our children.
We are seeking to appoint a talented and committed early years leader to take Deputy Headship and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator responsibility for St Thomas Centre Nursery School. This role is of interest to current Deputy Head Teachers, SENDCos in nursery or primary schools, or aspiring senior leaders responsible for early years provision. We pride ourselves on being flexible and facing new challenges to offer each child and family what is best for them.
We can offer you:
1. the opportunity to make significant contributions to the development, educational and life chances of children and families in our schools
2. the support and partnership of highly committed senior leaders, staff, governors, and parents
3. a commitment to ongoing high quality professional development
4. a visionary approach to shaping the landscape of inclusive early years education
You will offer us:
1. inspirational, practical and pedagogical leadership to secure outstanding outcomes for all children
2. early years focused expertise and knowledge of effective research-informed practice
3. a positive and creative approach to enhance our high quality, inclusive provision
4. skills to build positive relationships with our staff team, communities, and partners
5. knowledge and expertise of supporting and developing staff teams
6. commitment to ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding throughout our school community
How to apply:
You can download an applicant pack and supporting documents and Apply Online.
Please note that offline application forms will not be considered - please submit an online application via the link above.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
BCC is a Living Wage employer.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
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