St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

EYFS and Early Reading Lead (Ref: SBMAT212)

Permanent, Full Time

Mainscale/UPS + TLR2

(depending upon experience)

REQUIRED TO START: September 2024

Location: Gnosall St Lawrence CE Primary Academy, ST20 0ET

The Directors are seeking to appoint a an experienced EYFS practitioner with responsibility for EYFS and Early Reading. The successful applicant must be keen to work alongside the senior leadership team of the school in which they are based.

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner with:

·        Proven success at raising standards in EYFS and Early Reading;

·        Outstanding teaching and learning proven through outstanding progress;

·        High expectations of children and a proven commitment to raising standards

·        Proven skills of organisation and leadership;

·        The ability to support, lead and inspire colleagues by example;

·        Excellent interpersonal skills;

·        Commitment to the distinctive Christian nature of faith schools;

·        Experience of delivering EYFS and Early Reading training.

We can offer you:

·        Friendly, hardworking staff and children;

·        Committed governors with wide experience;

·        Excellent parental support and community links;

·        An opportunity to be part of a caring team who work together to take the school forward;

·        Trust-wide working;

·        Commitment to further professional development and the development of leadership skills.

Schools in the Trust:

Wolverhampton Hub:

·        St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

·        St Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South Staffordshire

·        Woodfield Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

·        All Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South Staffordshire

·        Oak Meadow Primary School, Wolverhampton

·        Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, Dudley

Stafford Hub:

·        Gnosall CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        Haughton CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, Stafford

Application Process:

Tours of the school available with Kirsten Sweet, Headteacher of Gnosall St Lawrence CE Primary Academy and Pre-school, on: Tuesday 30th April at 1:00 pm; Wednesday 1st May at 9:15 am; Tuesday 7th May.

Closing date for Applications: Wednesday 8th May at 1.00pm.

Shortlisting: Friday 10th May

Professional tasks and Interview date: Friday 17th May, times TBC.

To apply: please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk quoting reference SBMAT212 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacancies 

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.