Deputy Nursery Room Lead (with EYFS SEN Focus)

Deputy Nursery Room Lead (with EYs SEN Focus) Supporting Inclusive Practice Across a Pioneering Early Years Setting
Location: Woodlands Primary School Ellesmere Port
Position: 40 hours per week TermTime with some additional Holiday hours Permanent after statutory probationary period if applicable
Salary: NJC GradeProrata)

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Be Part of a Groundbreaking Early Years Vision

Woodlands Primary School is proud to be home to the first nursery baby room in a CWAC primary school expanding our popular early years provision to now include children aged 9 to 36 months. As part of this pioneering initiative we are seeking a Grade 6 Deputy Room Lead to work across both our new 924 month baby room and our wellestablished 2436 month nursery room.

This key role blends operational leadership support with a specific focus on inclusive practice and SEN support ensuring every child receives the care guidance and provision they need to thrive. The successful candidate will work closely with both nursery room Leads school SENCo and the wider EYFS team to create an enabling nurturing environment for all children especially those with additional needs.

What Makes Us Unique

The first schoolbased baby room in CWAC offering integrated care and education from infancy.

A highly inclusive setting rooted in schoolwide values where emotional wellbeing and individual needs are prioritised.

A chance to work across both nursery classrooms gaining a broad skillset and developing strong leadership skills.

Direct support from the schools Senior Leadership Team SENCo and Early Years Lead plus access to Local Authority CPD and networking.

An opportunity to influence and embed best practice in early identification and support for SEN.

Key Responsibilities

Support Room Leads in the daytoday running of both nursery rooms including planning resourcing and delivery of highquality care and learning.

Deputise for Room Leads in their absence.

Work alongside colleagues to identify and support children with emerging or diagnosed SEND liaising with the SENCo parents and external professionals.

Model inclusive strategies and differentiated approaches including those relating to communication and language sensory integration and socialemotional development.

Support implementation of Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and SEND Support Plans ensuring provision is consistent and effective.

Contribute to staff development by sharing expertise and modelling best practice in inclusive pedagogy and childcentred care.

Act as Key Person for a group of children ensuring their learning and care plans are inclusive responsive and regularly reviewed.

Foster strong and trusting relationships with families especially those whose children require more specialist or targeted support.

What Were Looking For

A Level 3 Early Years qualification (or above) with recent experience in nursery or preschool settings.

A strong understanding of child development from 936 months including knowledge of the EYFS Birth to Five Matters and inclusive teaching practices.

Practical experience supporting children with additional needs including speech language and communication social and emotional needs and sensory profiles.

Familiarity with EYIF EHCP processes SEND Code of Practice (2015) and multiagency working.

Ability to work flexibly across two rooms adapting to the needs of different age groups and supporting a collaborative staff team.

Excellent communication record keeping and reflective practice skills.

A proactive compassionate and teamoriented approach committed to equity care and continuous improvement.

What We Offer

A unique opportunity to work in a firstofitskind nursery setting embedded within a mainstream primary school.

The chance to shape and influence inclusive early years practice from the earliest stages of a childs life.

A supportive and ambitious leadership team who value innovation and staff wellbeing.

Access to a wealth of CPD including Local Authority EY training and potential routes into SEND coordination or leadership support roles.

A newly developed wellresourced early years environment with agespecific outdoor learning areas.

A strong team ethos with a focus on professional trust compassion and childcentred care.

Visit to school offered on Wednesday 21 May at 4pm. Please email or phone school to book.

Any questions or to find out more please contact Sue Moss 0 /

How to Apply

Closing Date: 12:00 Monday 2nd June 2025
Interviews: 4th6th June 2025

Woodlands Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to enhanced DBS clearance Occupational Health questionnaire online search and satisfactory references.