Early Years Leader

Early Years Leader 
Required start: September 2025
Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 1 FTE 
Salary Range: L2, £51,027 per annum
 
The Directors of the Mater Christi Trust and governors of St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School in Carlisle are looking to appoint an Early Years Leader 

Joining our Senior Leadership Team and receiving support from our Deputy and Headteacher, you will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the Early Years as well as having a role to play in shaping the strategic direction of Early Years in our school. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be able to use your strong pedagogy and philosophy for Early Years, along with your creative flare and zest for learning, to lead our EYFS team towards excellence.

 We are looking for someone who will:
•    Be a proven strong EYFS teacher who has a clear understanding of high-quality teaching, learning and curriculum.
•    Have leadership skills that will enable staff to flourish and pupils to reach their potential, underpinned by a strong personal philosophy and clear pedagogical subject knowledge.
•    Be happy to support the Catholic ethos of our school through our school values.
•    Be dedicated to raising standards and removing barriers to learning for all pupils.
•    Have high expectations of themselves and pupils with a positive, can do and proactive nature.
•    A commitment to developing an engaging and exciting curriculum based on practical and first-hand learning experiences set within a very strong learning environment.

Full information about the post and an application pack is available to download at https://mater-christi.com/our-trust/vacancies/
If you would like to visit the school, please contact angela.williams@mater-christi.com to arrange an appointment.

Completed applications should be returned to: angela.williams@mater-christi.com

Closing Date: 12pm on Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Interviews: Week Commencing 28th April 2025 

St Margaret Mary’s Catholic Primary School is part of the Mater-Christi Trust in the Diocese of Lancaster. The Trust actively promotes diversity, unity and community cohesion and that it supports pupils to become successful, compassionate citizens.

The Mater Christi Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. For this post, prior to appointment Mater Christi Trust will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening, carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates, and for Teachers, a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. In some settings a Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006’.