EYFS Lead and Class Teacher - Senior Leadership Role

Senior Leadership Team Role

EYFS Lead (TLR2 -£3,391) and Class Teacher (Main Scale/UPS1-2 £36,412 - £52,068, 2025 Pay award pending)

required from September 2025

Permanent

Are you passionate about Early Years? Would you like to be part of our drive to inspire our school community to be aspirational, ambitious and to “dream big”? Do you believe in the relentless pursuit of excellence?

We are looking for an outstanding EYFS teacher to lead our fantastic team of EYFS practitioners. The successful candidate will model exceptional classroom practice and have an in depth understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. Knowledge of the curriculum and expectations in KS1 and experience across the primary range would be considered a strength. A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all children is essential, and experience or a keen interest in SEND and inclusive education would be an advantage.

Would you like to:

• Develop excellence across our EYFS practice?

• Develop secure and lasting relationships with children and families as they start their school journeys?

• Use your expertise, passion and enthusiasm to drive school improvement?

• Be challenged professionally to broaden your skills?

• Go that extra mile to ensure every child makes exceptional progress?

• Develop your own leadership skills across a range of whole school issues?

We are looking for an organised and energetic Leader to continue to drive our EYFS team forwards. The successful candidate needs to:

• Model consistently good and outstanding classroom practice

• Be able to evidence successful experience of leading teams, data analysis, developing practice and reporting to stakeholders

• Lead others to ensure EYFS provision challenges and excites our children

• Ensure assessment and moderation systems are accurate, rigorous and robust

• Work with external agencies to ensure provision meets the needs of all learners

Dedicated Leadership time will be provided. The successful candidate will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team. The position is class-based with release time; likely to be based in Nursery for 2025-26. Visits to the school are encouraged.

Applications by noon Monday 12th May 2025 Interviews from Friday 16th May 2025

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is an equal opportunities employer. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and online check.