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Nursery Leader of Learning Including Lunchtime Supervision
23.75 hours per week
Monday to Friday, 08:15 – 13:00
Fixed term until 23rd July 2026
Salary: £16,629 (term time only)
(Full time equivalent salary: £29,346)
•Do you love working with young children?
•Are you fascinated by the idea of ‘unpicking pedagogy’?
•Can you bring ‘the fun’ and also ‘the calm’?
•Do you get excited by finding creative solutions?
•And would you like to work in the most amazing learning environment?
If you join us, you will become part of a wonderful team and contribute to cutting edge practice in our nursery which has been recently judged as Outstanding by Ofsted.
The governors wish to appoint somebody who is motivated to achieve as a Leader of Learning, who will work alongside an exceptional team of highly competent Early Years practitioners to help further enhance our Nursery provision.
Continuing professional development is one of the strong features of our school and the successful applicant will have the opportunity to acquire and develop new skills. The training we offer is specifically customised so that it supports practitioners.
We are an exciting, forward-looking community school situated one mile from Richmond Park in south west London. This is a successful and ambitious organisation that is committed to continual improvement. We want children to leave our school having achieved high standards in the basic skills. In addition, we wish to inspire them by offering a broad curriculum experience that includes exciting opportunities in the arts, music and sport.
We can offer you a beautiful environment with an exceptional area for outdoor learning including our forest school, excellent resources, great children and the chance to work alongside talented, supportive colleagues.
Visits to the school are both welcomed and encouraged and can be made by telephoning KS1 office. An application pack and further details about this position can be obtained in the same way or on our join us website page.
The closing date for applications is: 09:00 on Monday 1st December 2025
Interviews are scheduled to be held shortly after the closing date.
Safeguarding Statement
At Barnes we take the safeguarding of children extremely seriously. All applications will be thoroughly scrutinised and we will do everything in our power to prevent unsuitable adults from working with our children. All selection processes at our school are designed to identify and reject anyone who is unsuitable for work with children. At least one member of our selection panel will have attended a safer recruitment training course and gained certification. All staff working at Barnes will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before taking up post. There is a culture of ongoing vigilance that ensures children are safe and secure with the adults they come into contact with at all times. References will be sought and checked and all staff are fully aware of the actions they should take if they have any concerns about the behaviour of a fellow staff member towards children.