Nursery Room Leader: Lead Early Years & Learning

Lyndhurst Primary School; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyndhurst Primary School is seeking a Nursery Room Leader to run daily nursery operations, model high-quality Early Years practice and support staff development. You will lead planning, assessment, and transition activities while ensuring inclusive learning environments for two- and three-year-olds.

Key responsibilities include safeguarding, collaborative working with SENDCo and families, and contributing to school-wide improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the nursery room.
• Model exemplary early years practice.
• Support, coach and develop nursery staff.
• Promote consistent routines, expectations and approaches.
• Contribute to quality assurance activities, including observations, learning walks and provision reviews.
• Support implementation of the EYFS curriculum.
• Lead planning to ensure learning is ambitious, engaging and developmentally appropriate.
• Ensure provision supports communication and language, early literacy, mathematics and personal development.
• Monitor children's progress and identify children requiring support or challenge.
• Ensure assessments are accurate and informative.
• Support preparation for successful transition into Reception.
• Identify emerging developmental, learning and communication needs.
• Work closely with the SENDCo, external professionals and families.
• Contribute to APDR processes and intervention planning.
• Ensure inclusive practice is embedded across all aspects of provision.
• Support pupils with SEND, EAL and additional vulnerabilities to access learning successfully.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of all children.
• Ensure high standards of care, supervision and safeguarding.
• Follow all safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Maintain accurate welfare and medical records.
• Promote children's emotional wellbeing and development.
• Build positive relationships with parents and carers.
• Lead communication regarding children's development and wellbeing.
• Conduct parent meetings and transition discussions.
• Support families to engage positively with learning at home.
• Signpost families to additional support where appropriate.
• Ensure high-quality indoor and outdoor learning environments.
• Maintain stimulating, safe and organised provision.
• Ensure resources are organised, accessible and purposeful.Lead on displays and presentation of learning environments.
• Contribute to whole-school events and transition activities.
• Attend relevant meetings and training.
• Actively contribute to school improvement priorities.
• Support development of nursery provision and future nursery growth.

Job description

Lyndhurst Primary School is seeking a Nursery Room Leader to run daily nursery operations, model high-quality Early Years practice and support staff development. You will lead planning, assessment, and transition activities while ensuring inclusive learning environments for two- and three-year-olds.

Key responsibilities include safeguarding, collaborative working with SENDCo and families, and contributing to school-wide improvement.