Deputy Head of Nursery & Pre-School

Job Title: Deputy Head of Nursery & Pre-School
Reporting to: Head of Nursery & Pre-School & Head

Key Responsibilities

Safeguarding, Safety & Compliance

• Toalwaysprovide a safe, caring, stimulating educational environment, both indoors and outdoors.
• To ensure the highest standards of safety and security within the Nursery and Pre-School.
• To ensure care, maintenance and security of equipment and toys within the Nursery and Pre-School.
• To adhere to the school and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) policies with special reference to learning support, safeguarding and child protection, and equal opportunities policies, and to help promote inclusion in the Nursery and Pre-School.
• To support theteam,deliveran appropriateplay-basedEYFS curriculum that enables children to make individual progress and to support other staff in doing so.
• To ensure the Nursery and Pre-School meets all Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspection requirements and is always inspection ready.
• To provide simple first aid when necessary.

Curriculum, Teaching & Learning

• To promotehigh standards, progression,continuityand quality of learning.
• To have a solid understanding of the EYFS curriculum and plan and deliver stimulating, varied,play-basedactivities across all areas of learning.
• To observechildren as individuals and in groups andmonitorbehaviour, progress and possible developmental needs, utilising specialistknowledgeand experience.
• To help plan activities which ensure each child is working towards their next steps in learning.
• To act as akeyperson for a group of children, monitoring, assessing,recordingand reporting on their development, ensuring their needs are met and overseeing allkeypersons.
• To set targets and next steps for key children and to write termly reports for key children and to oversee those completed by otherkeypersons.
• To ensure children's online learning journals are up to date.

Leadership & Staff Management

• Todeputisefor the Head of Nursery and Pre-School.
• Tobe responsible forany tasks delegated by the Head of Nursery and Pre-School.
• To attend Nursery and Pre-School meetings, whole schoolmeetingsand INSET training days as necessary for professional development.

Parent Engagement, Communication & Admissions

• To ensure that first impressions are professional and lasting for parents and prospective parents and that these aremaintainedthroughout the day.
• To conduct tours for prospective parents, providing key information about the Nursery and Pre-School and ensuringtimelyand professionalfollow-up.
• To liaise closely with parents/carers, informing them about the Nursery and Pre-School and its curriculum, exchanging information about children'sprogressand encouraging parents' involvement.
• To lead parent meetings with parents of children in key groups.
• To support strong Pre-School to Reception progression by supporting a range of transition activities and events across the academic year.
• To attend all LPW Open Mornings torepresentand lead tours of the Nursery and Pre-School to prospective families.
• To support the Head of Nursery and Pre-School with marketing activity, including capturing and sharing appropriate video and photographic content for use across communication channels such as social media.

Trips, Events & Promotion

• To promote the work and image of theschoolby alwaysmaintaininghigh standardsof personal appearance and adopting a friendly, professional approach to parents, members of the public and the wider community.
• Toassistwith the planning and coordinating of trips and local outings,usingthe Evolve program (training will be provided).
• To keep up to date with current good practice.

Wraparound Care & Holiday Club

• To work flexibly, providing cover for both term time Wraparound and Holiday Club.
• To ensure that in Holiday Club the arrival and departure of children is properly recorded andmonitored.

Administration & Other Duties

• To assistin the day-to-day administration and record keeping, following school policies and guidelines.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Head.

Skills and Qualifications

• A genuine passion for working with young children.
• Hold a Level 3 or above qualification in Early Years Education/Childcare (or equivalent).
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the EYFS Statutory Framework and ISI requirements.
• Experience working with children aged 2-4 years,demonstratingan understanding of child development milestones, delivering engagingplay-basedlearning opportunities, supporting toileting and selfcare routines, promoting early communication and social skills, and creating a nurturing, safe and stimulating environment.
• Committed to the safeguarding and protection of children.
• Holds, or is willing to obtain, a currentPaediatricFirst Aid certificate and Food Hygiene certificate.
• Values and respects the views and needs of children.
• Strong IT skillsand excellent communication skills.
• Previoussupervisory or management experience within an Early Years setting.
• Working knowledge of the Children Act and ISI regulatory requirements, Health & Safety legislation relevant totheEarly Years.
• Familiarity with digital systems used for recordkeeping and administration, such as Tapestry.

This job description sets out the main duties at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary occasionally but without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed, and the candidate will be required to carry out any reasonable requests required by their Line Manager.

Application Procedure

Applications should be made using the application form.

A full curriculum vitae and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of a minimum of three referees, one of whom should be the candidate's current or most recent employer should be included with the application.

Informal conversations about the post may be arranged with the Headof Nursery and Pre-School from September 2026, Emma Street, .

Interviews:w/c23 March 2026

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Salary: £25,000 - £27,500 per annum commensurate with the experience of the successful candidate.

Using the webform below, please complete and submit an application form, self-declaration of criminal record form, full curriculum vitae and covering letter setting out, as succinctly as possible, reasons for applying for the position at Lancing College.

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