Early Years Specialist

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Woodford Green
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£56,154 / year
CATEGORY
Education
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Early Years Teaching Team Leadership School Improvement Curriculum Development Safeguarding Inclusion Analytical Skills Child Development

FULL DESCRIPTION

Early Years Specialist

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 7JQ

  • Start date: September 2026
  • Closing date: 11 May 2026 at 9am
  • Date listed: 24 April 2026
  • Salary: £37,872 - £56,154 (Full-time equivalent)
  • Working pattern: Full time
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Visa sponsorship: Not available
  • Key stage: Early years

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant school in a diverse and rewarding community. We are proud of our positive, fostering atmosphere and strong commitment to learning and inclusion. You will be:

  • An inspirational and enthusiastic team leader
  • Committed to school improvement and to the development of learning
  • Innovative and highly ambitious
  • Analytical

Potential applicants are both welcome and encouraged to visit the school. Please contact the school office by telephone on [contact hidden].

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All applicants should read our safeguarding policy which can be accessed by clicking on this link. This post will require a DBS check and references will be taken up prior to interview.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. Visas cannot be sponsored. If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job. CVs will not be accepted for this application. View advert on external website (opens in new tab).

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

School type: Academies, ages 4 to 11. Education phase: Primary school. School size: 683 pupils enrolled. Age range: 4 to 11. Ofsted report: View Ofsted report. School website: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website. See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ray-lodge-primary-school. Ray Lodge is an "Outstanding" and thoroughly inclusive school where every member of the community is valued and can be successful. At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] the children are ambitious, independent, inquisitive and love to challenge themselves. Pupils are encouraged to use their challenges as opportunities and instil a sense of commitment and perseverance to achieve success within a unique and inspiring learning environment.

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