Nursery Teacher Lead

Job description / Role

Job overview

At Royal British Nursery, we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, in accordance with the British National Curriculum. Great emphasis is placed upon delivering a broad and balanced curriculum that ensures the children establish a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and understanding upon which they can build throughout their lives.

Core responsibilities

• Able to develop curriculum, oversee curriculum implementation and lead a team of teachers
• Developing and producing visual aids and teaching resources
• Organizing learning materials and resources and making imaginative use of resources
• Developing childrenu2019s curiosity and knowledge
• Working with others, including teaching assistants and/or nursery nurses as well as volunteer helpers, to plan and coordinate work both indoors and outdoors
• Observing, assessing, and recording each childu2019s progress
• Attending in-service training
• Sharing knowledge gained with other practitioners and parents
• Providing pastoral care and support to children and providing them with a secure environment to learn
• Motivating and stimulating childrenu2019s learning abilities, often encouraging learning through experience
• Ensuring the health and safety of children and staff is maintained during all activities, both inside and outside the nursery
• Keeping up to date with changes in the curriculum and developments in best practices
• Assisting with the development of childrenu2019s personal/social and language abilities
• Supporting the development of childrenu2019s basic skills, including physical coordination, speech, and communication
• Encouraging childrenu2019s mathematical and creative development through stories, songs, games, drawing, and imaginative play

Qualifications

University degree in Early Childhood/Education or other specialization provided that it is accompanied by a certified vocational certificate in the care and education of early childhood children (level III).