Job Description
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Required September 2017
Group 1 School NOR: approx. 100 fte
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an exceptional and committed Headteacher with vision to lead Tanglewood Nursery School on its continuing journey of success and achievement. Tanglewood is a large, well-established maintained Nursery School for 2, 3 and 4 year olds and the Governing Body wishes to appoint an enthusiastic and inspirational leader with the skills to build on the school's considerable strengths and ensure its future success.
We are proud to have:
- A happy, caring and welcoming school where every child matters and everyone counts, and where children enjoy learning and make good progress
- An excellent child centred, play based curriculum with a wide range of exciting experiences that promote high achievement and appropriate challenges to extend thinking and learning
- A rich learning environment with outstanding outdoor provision
- A strong leadership team and a highly committed, supportive staff and governing body
- A highly skilled SENCO and SEND team
- A specialist provision for young children with complex Communication and Language needs.
We would welcome applications from someone who:
- Has the vision, passion and enthusiasm to further develop the role of the nursery as a centre of excellence for early years education
- Has the energy and creativity to drive innovation and strategically manage change at the same time as maintaining existing practices that are working effectively
- Has a proven track record of leadership, management and organisation
- Is an excellent communicator, with the skills and attributes to further develop relationships within the nursery, localcommunity and its partner agencies
- Is resilient and has a clear headed approach which allows for sound and consistent judgement when challenges arise
You are warmly invited to visit our school and see us at work - we are confident you will recognise our potential and want to be part of it.
To arrange a visit or if you have any questions please contact admin@tanglewood.essex.sch.uk or call the office on 01245 352 788. An application pack can be downloaded from the online advert at www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk or please contact the school.
Information about the School
Tanglewood Nursery School is a well resourced maintained nursery school with an outstanding play area and forest garden for children aged 3-4. There are three classrooms and we have highly qualified teachers, nursery nurses and support staff. The school also has a speech and language centre.
Little Tanglewood has a purpose built building for children aged 2-3.
Tanglewood has a long tradition of child centred education where learning through play forms the basis for our children to become active and independent learners. We aim always to provide a happy, calm and secure environment where children can explore, investigate, reflect and try things out with confidence.