Nursery Leader

All Righs Reserved Which School Ltd; Gerrards Cross; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St Mary’s seeks a Nursery Leader to oversee a EYFS room, delivering high standards of care, education and wellbeing for all pupils.

You will lead a room team, work with parents and external professionals, and ensure a stimulating, inclusive environment aligned with the school ethos. This is a full-time post; St Mary’s plans to become co-educational by 2031.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an EYFS or nursery setting.
• Strong understanding of early years care and education standards.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a nursery room daily to maintain high care, education and wellbeing.
• Support administration of Early Years Government Funding and related processes.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

Leadership

Collaboration with parents

Job description

The successful candidate will lead a nursery room on a daily basis, ensuring the highest standards of care, education and wellbeing for all students within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). They will have a good understanding of Early Years Government Funding and assist with its administration.

The Nursery Leader will provide inspiring leadership for their room team, create a stimulating and inclusive learning environment, and ensure that every student is supported to flourish academically, socially and emotionally. They will be a collaborative team player who values partnership with parents, colleagues and external professionals to deliver outstanding early years provision in line with the School's ethos and values.

This is a Full-Time role throughout the year.

St Mary’s recently announced that we would open our doors to boys in all Prep School years as well as Years 7 & 12 in September 2027. This will be a phased transition to be fully co-educational by 2031.