NURSERY TEACHER TWO-THREE YEAR OLD CHILDREN

Location

WHITEGATE NURSERY SCHOOL
Victoria Road , Padiham , Burnley , Lancashire , BB12 8TG
Tel: 01282 772283
School website: www.whitegate.org
Roll: 139

Information

Job role: Nursery school Teacher 2-3 year old's
Employer: The Governing Body of Whitegate Nursery School
Responsible to: The Headteacher
Staff responsible for: Practitioners within the class
Scale: MPS1 to UPS3 (dependent on experience, skills, and abilities)

Job Purpose:
Our Early Years Teachers make the education and welfare of children their first and primary concern. They are accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in work and conduct. Our teachers will act with honesty and integrity. They are reflective and constantly strive to improve professional knowledge and skills. They consistently forge positive professional relationships in their interactions with families and other professional stakeholders.

As a minimum the Teacher will fulfil the professional duties set out in the current School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and the National Standards for Qualified Teacher Status.
They shall also undertake any professional duty requested by the Head Teacher where this is
Commensurate with qualifications and working in an appropriate role.

To create a child-centred, richly diverse learning environment, indoors and out, that celebrates our ‘Image of the child’ and young children’s characteristics for learning, including the celebration of the learning process through the displaying of children’s ideas, creations, dispositions and learning
To plan, implement and reflect on learning opportunities, experiences and activities that reflect the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and engage all practitioners in the consistent implementation and improvement of our curriculum, which encapsulate the nursery learning strategies.
Have high expectations of all children through appropriate differentiation (including the writing, evaluating and sharing with families) all personalised learning plans including TLPs. (TLPs to be shared with and agreed by the school’s SENCo)

Follow the school’s identified strategies / procedures relating to planning, observation and assessment (formative and summative).
Undertake and record summative assessments of children’s development
Use the school’s systems and assessment data to monitor and track progress and attainment
Make records and reports on the personal and social needs of children
Support the development of the school’s curriculum ensuring that it offers motivation and challenge, is holistic and accessed primarily through playful and meaningful experiences and is individualized to the needs and interests of the children in the class


Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

Lancashire County Council has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available to all applicants upon request.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
More Information can be found at www.whitegate.org

Essential Experience

General Teaching Duties:

To assist the Headteacher in establishing effective teaching at the nursery school
To work with teacher colleagues to lead, organise and supervise the team of nursery practitioners
To take responsibility for the early education and welfare of a class of children ensuring the highest standards of pedagogical practice
To act as a role model and set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge children’s dispositions and learning.

Proposed Interview Date:

TBA 

Application forms and further details are available from/returnable to

The Headteacher c/o the School. Application Form to be return to the The Headteacher c/o the School head@whitegate.lancs.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.