Eyfs Lead

**The Vacancy**

Are you an outstanding Early Years Practitioner?

Do you want to take the next step in your career and move into a leadership position?

Winston Way Academy is part of United Learning and is situated in the heart of Ilford, London. We are a friendly and supportive school with amazing children who want to learn. As a larger than average primary school, we are committed to building connections and building supportive relationships with the children and

Connection, community, curriculum, commemorate are at the heart of everything we do. We want someone who has a good understanding of the importance of building connections, fostering community, engaging curriculum and commemorating successes. For this EYFS Leader role, you will be an innovative, experienced EYFS teacher ready for a more senior role, or a current EYFS Leader who is keen to develop your leadership talents and ready for a new challenge.

We are looking for someone who:

- Has a passion for teaching and is reflective in their own practice
- Has their own clear vision for early years and is ambitious to achieve this
- Can create an innovative, imaginative EYFS curriculum based upon active learning
- Is confident to create a child-centred curriculum and learning environment
- Is passionate about children’s mental health and wellbeing
- Has at least 4 years’ teaching experience (at least three years’ experience teaching in EYFS)
- Aims to ensure that each individual child’s developmental needs are met, and overcome any barriers to learning
- Is committed to developing positive relationships with our children, and their families to provide the best support for them
- Has high expectations of themselves and the children they teach
- Has fantastic resilience with a real ‘can-do attitude’
- Works well as part of a team and is willing to participate fully in all aspects of school life
- Is flexible and has a good sense of humour

We can offer you:

- A large EYFS provision consisting of 3 reception classes and a 52 FTE Nursery (15 hours)
- The opportunity to shape the future of our EYFS and make a difference to the lives of our children
- Friendly, enthusiastic children who are keen to learn and enjoy school
- Friendly, supportive colleagues who are motivated to develop our school and work well together
- Supportive Governors who are keen to further improve our school
- An innovative SLT team who are passionate and knowledgeable about EYFS and prioritise wellbeing of staff as well as pupils
- A well-resourced school and grounds

**The interview process will require attendance to the school in person.**

**Winston Way Academy**

Winston Way is a three-form entry primary school in Ilford, East London. The school caters for children from Nursery to Year 6 (3-11 year olds) with 660 children currently on roll. Winston Way Academy is part of United Learning, a large multi-academy trust across England, who believe that everyone can strive for excellence.

At Winston Way, we value our diverse community and take pride in our children and their achievements. All our staff genuinely believe that the students within our school can realise their aspirations whatever they may be, whether it is University or the career of their choice.

We aim to offer a broad, engaging curriculum, which not only gives our students the opportunity to study their interests, but also provides them with skills that can be applied in all areas of life. We believe that using innovative, evidence-based teaching methods, and having high expectations of both students and staff are essential for this to be achieved.

Our school motto is ‘behaviour, expectation and environment,’ because we genuinely believe that these three qualities will enable us all to achieve our aims.

**United Learning**

We are part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

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