Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of over 111 premium private schools spanning six continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 85,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13. In addition, we are delighted to be recognised in the top 10 highest value private companies in the UK by Beauhurst.
By joining our award-winning team of over 12,000 employees, you can work in state-of-the-art facilities alongside industry-renowned educators and leaders in some of the world's most desirable locations. We invest heavily in our team members who enjoy industry-leading professional development, exceptional career opportunities, and mobility across our group.
We are currently recruiting for a number of suitably experienced Early Years Practitioners and Lead Practitioners in one of our growing London based independent schools. This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and well-educated candidates who have had experience of working with children and work with equal efficacy independently and as part of a team. The start date for these roles is September 2024.
Inspired are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our students' welfare is the responsibility of all staff within Inspired schools and individuals are expected to conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation. All members of staff must have an enhanced DBS and prohibition order clearance and pre-appointment safeguarding checks will be undertaken before any candidate is confirmed in post.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Key Responsibilities are:
1. To be accountable for the delivery of high quality inclusive early education, which is responsive to the needs of children and their families.
2. To lead practice within the classroom.
3. To monitor systems of assessment , recording and reporting on the progress in children's development and learning.
4. To ensure that all practitioners understand the principles and content of the Early Years Foundation Stage and know how to put them into practice.
5. To ensure that practitioners have high expectations of all children and demonstrate commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full potential.
6. To influence and shape the policies and practices of the setting and share in collective responsibility for their implementation.
7. To ensure that the service delivery is maintained within current legislative requirements including the Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements, Health and Safety and Safeguarding and the Learning and Development Requirements.
8. To work in partnership with parents / carers and other family members, providing formal and informal opportunities through which information about children's well-being, development and learning can be shared to improve their outcomes.
9. To contribute to the work of a multi-professional team and, where appropriate, coordinate and implement agreed programmes and interventions on a day-to-day basis.
10. To work in partnership with specialist agencies or professionals to ensure the safety and well-being of all children, identifying child or family support needs as necessary.
11. To take responsibility for staff professional development including apprentices and sessional staff by role modelling best practice, providing mentoring support sessions.
12. To conduct termly observations of practice and report findings to the Head.
13. To conduct termly monitoring of learning records and feedback to the practitioners about how they can improve the quality of their observations and the accuracy of their assessments.
14. To undertake any other duties as may be appropriate and required from time to time.
The Ideal Candidate will have:
Experience and qualifications
- The post holder must have hold EYTS or a graduate early years' qualification. For applicants with QTS, this should be specific to the foundation stage age group. Where this is not the case, the applicant should be able to demonstrate training and recent experience of working in at a leadership level with the foundation stage age group or should be willing to undertake relevant CPD training.
- Extensive experience of working with young children, particularly 2-5 year olds
- Experience of leading teams in delivering high quality early education
Knowledge and Understanding
- A thorough knowledge and understanding of the EYFS, Ofsted Education Inspection Framework and relevant current legislation.
- A good understanding of the developmental needs of young children, 2 to 5 year olds
- A good understanding of what constitutes a quality early education environment
- An up to date knowledge and understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures
- A good understanding of making accurate assessments of children's learning and development and devising appropriate next steps for their learning
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to design and develop early education environments and programmes and built on the children's interests and the characteristics of effective teaching and learning
- Flexibility, initiative and the ability to vary and structure the curriculum according to children's needs
- Good observational skills and the experience to support staff in knowing when and how best to intervene to support children's learning, development and interactions.