Reception Teacher and EYFS Lead

About The Role

We are seeking an exceptional Early Years leader to drive excellence across our EYFS provision and ensure every child’s learning journey begins with ambition, joy and purpose. This is a unique opportunity for an inspiring practitioner and strategic thinker who believes that every child has unlimited potential and who is committed to creating an environment where curiosity, independence and confidence flourish.

As a Reception Teacher and EYFS Lead, you will provide clear educational vision and direction, ensuring outstanding teaching and learning that secures strong outcomes for all children. Working closely with the Executive Principal and Senior Leadership Team, you will lead the strategic development of Early Years, embedding high expectations, robust assessment and a culture of continuous improvement. You will empower your team through strong systems, professional development and inspirational leadership, modelling excellence in practice and fostering a shared commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and achievement.

Alongside your strategic responsibilities, you will remain deeply connected to the classroom, planning and delivering engaging learning experiences, setting ambitious targets and creating stimulating environments where children thrive. You will build meaningful partnerships with parents and the wider community, ensuring families feel supported, informed and actively involved in their child’s development from the very start.

If you are a passionate Early Years leader with the drive to innovate, the resilience to lead change and the belief that the foundation stage is the cornerstone of lifelong success, we would love to hear from you.

School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.

What will you do?

Plan appropriately to meet the needs of all children, through adaptation of tasks, having the highest expectation of every child and believing that every learner has unlimited potential for development.

Be able to present a coherent and accurate account of the children’s performance and other Early Years self-evaluation evidence in a form appropriate to a range of audiences, including the school’s stakeholder’s committee (SSC), the LA, the local community, Ofsted and others.

Lead and manage the creation and implementation of an EYFS strategic plan, with particular emphasis on improving the quality of teaching, which identifies priorities and targets for ensuring children achieve high standards and make progress, and securing school improvement.

To work with the Leadership team to monitor, evaluate and review the effects of policies, priorities and targets of the school in practice, and take action as necessary.

Support the provision of high-quality professional development by methods such as coaching, drawing on other sources of expertise where appropriate.

About Us

Why should you apply

You will be working in a fantastic environment.

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page.

What are we looking for?

Qualified to Bachelor or higher degree level in a relevant subject.

QTS qualified

Shows initiative and takes personal responsibility for their own actions with the motivation to work very hard, long hours, embrace any activity that is in the interests of protecting and educating children and to continually raise standards. Can initiate, complete and finish; be effectively strategic and where appropriate, innovative

Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all children and young people

Able to use data to inform and diagnose weaknesses that need addressing

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.

Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.