Associate Assistant Headteacher EYFS

Start Date: 1st April 2025

Leadership Scale L1 – L4 (£51,151 - £54,983)

At College Town Primary School we are extremely passionate about providing our children with the best possible start to their education and ensuring they fill their potential. As a primary school with a maintained nursery, we have the opportunity and privilege of helping to shape our children’s perspective of education and learning at the very beginning of their school life.

We strive to be the best that we can be and as such always seek to continuously improve as a school. We are therefore looking to further strengthen our staffing structure by introducing an Associate Assistant Head Teacher of Early Years. The successful applicant will need to bring drive, ambition and energy to lead and embed change.

We are looking for a motivated and inspirational leader to join our staff team and to lead our Early Years Department – consisting of one Nursery classes and two Reception classes. The successful candidate will have a class responsibility with regular time out of class to effectively lead the EYFS.

We are looking for someone who:

• Will be an exemplar of excellent EYFS practice, consistently demonstrating all aspects of the Teacher Standards to the highest of standards.
• Is able to lead the day-to-day management of the EYFS Team and be responsible for communication within the team.
• Will coordinate and develop opportunities for working collaboratively across the EYFS Team, for example, to support learning during themed weeks/days.
• Will maintain a regular overview of the progress children in your team are making, ensuring all children are being supported and challenged appropriately and updated SLT regularly
• Will lead a staff team – training, supporting and coaching staff and appraising performance
• Will be an effective member of the SLT, assisting the Head Teacher and Assistant Headteachers in implementing positive changes for the benefit of the whole school.

What we offer in return:

• Supportive families with children who are eager to learn
• A professional and inclusive school which is exceptionally well-resourced
• A supportive community, including an outstanding staff team who thrive on challenge and all have the children’s best interests at heart
• Commitment to CPD and work-life balance

To arrange a visit please contact the school on 01276 31933 or email secretary@collegetownprimary.com

• Closing date for application is Monday 3^rd February 2025 at 8.a.m
• Interviews to be held the week commencing 10^th February 2025
• References will be taken prior to interview

Applications will be reviewed on receipt and interviews may be held earlier as required. We reserve the right to close the advert early.

College Town Primary School Branksome Hill Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 0QF