INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Fixed term: September 2025 until August 2026
Passion – Urgency – Positivity – Aspiration – Commitment
We are looking to appoint a STEP Head of EYFS for the academic year 2025/26. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a current serving Head Teacher to take on a strategic role in shaping and supporting the quality and direction of Early Years provision across the Trust.
The successful candidate will provide inspirational leadership and deliver high-quality education within their own academy, while also contributing to trust-wide Early Years improvement through strategic oversight, guidance, and collaboration with EYFS leaders. This hybrid role is ideally suited to an experienced, forward-thinking leader who is passionate about making a difference both at school and Trust level.
As STEP Head of EYFS, you will work one to two days per week with academies across the Trust, supporting EYFS teams to deliver high-quality, inclusive provision that enables all children to thrive from the very start of their education. You will work closely with the Executive Director of Primary to implement a Trust-wide vision for Early Years. In addition, you will collaborate with the STEP SEND team to ensure that language, communication, and behaviour strategies—alongside behaviours for learning—are embedded from the earliest stage of each pupil’s journey with us.
The successful candidate must:
You are welcome to contact Cheryl Gilbert recruitment@stepacademytrust.org for further information about the role.
The full Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded from the STEP website. Please complete a supporting statement, written in line with the person specification, CVs are not accepted.
Closing date: 18th June 2025Interviews: 23rd June 2025
STEP Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.