Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Nursery Lead Practitioner
Salary: Grade G SCP13-18 £30,023 - £32,578 FTE (Actual Salary £22,608 - £24,532)
Part Time, Permanent
Hours of Work: 32.5 hours per week, term time only plus 1 week (8:15am - 3:30pm Monday to Friday)
We are seeking an inspiring and dedicated Nursery Lead Practitioner to provide strong day‑to‑day leadership and management of our nursery, ensuring the highest standards of early years provision. This is a key role in shaping a nurturing, inclusive and aspirational environment where every child can thrive.
Vacancy Information
Working closely with the EYFS Leader and wider leadership team, the successful candidate will champion the nursery’s ethos, policies and vision, driving continuous improvement in practice and supporting the professional development of staff. With a clear focus on high achievement for all children, you will play an integral part in promoting the nursery’s aims and objectives and leading excellence across the early years provision.
The successful candidate will:
- Has substantial experience working within an EYFS setting.
- Has strong knowledge of the EYFS curriculum and child development.
- Can lead, motivate and develop a team of practitioners.
- Is passionate about delivering creative, engaging learning experiences.
- Has experience supporting children with a range of needs, including SEND and EAL.
- Builds positive relationships with children, families, colleagues and the wider community.
Northern Star Academies Trust is a thriving family of 15 schools, serving the communities of Keighley, Bradford, Skipton, and Harrogate.
Our vision is rooted in our core values: Nurture, Sustain, Aspire, and Thrive. Together, we work tirelessly to create environments where children and staff alike can flourish.
At Denholme Primary School we are proud of our school, our pupils and all of their successes. We strive to ensure we have happy learners and high achievers, who demonstrate the school’s core values of respect, resilience, readiness and reflection. The children are central to everything that we do at Denholme Primary, and we aim to provide your child with the experiences, knowledge and skills to inspire them to become successful life-long learner.
We can offer you:
- A school with enthusiastic, happy, friendly pupils who are keen to learn.
- Families who are keen to give their children support and encouragement.
- A caring, professional and welcoming school.
- A chance to make a real difference to every child’s achievement.
- A full commitment to your professional development.
- Close links with other Keighley schools in the Keighley Hub and schools within Northern Star Academies Trust
We would welcome visits to Denholme Primary School - to arrange please contact the school on 01274 823123
If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@nsat.org.uk or 01756 707609.
To apply go to https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=10d6f285-2b2a-46b7-b723-7d4479c4657c
Closing Date: 22 November 2026
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs, certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide
Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)
https://www.nsat.org.uk/information-policies/item/5/policies
Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.