The Governors of Goodway Nursery School are seeking to appoint an inspiring, compassionate and dedicated  Deputy Headteacher, to work alongside the Executive Headteacher and the SLT.

Goodway Nursery is a Local Authority Maintained Nursery School, situated in Great Barr, Birmingham. The school is Federated with Bloomsbury Nursery School, which is situated in Nechells. Both schools share a Governing Board and work closely together, with a shared commitment to offer the very best early education .  The post of DHT is based at Goodway Nursery School and is a  non teaching role. 

Goodway Nursery School is a forward thinking, welcoming and nurturing school.  Our intention is for our whole  school community to feel respected, included and valued.  We are committed to nurture based practice and  proud to be Rights Respecting School. We would love for  a Deputy Headteacher to join us who shares our vision and values, and is eager to make a lasting impact on our children, our team  and the wider school community.

Both staff and governors are committed to ensuring the best possible outcomes for all our children and we achieved a judgment of Outstanding at our last Ofsted inspection in June 2025. Our staff team of highly experienced teachers and teaching assistants work together to ensure that our ambitious curriculum  engages  children of all needs and abilities, inspiring confident and independent learners.

We are seeking a Deputy Headteacher who; 

Has an excellent knowledge and understanding of early years pedagogy and child development 

Has strong leadership skills and the ability to support, challenge, motivate and inspire others

Is able to build on existing strengths and lead the school to further improve the quality of our provision

Is an excellent communicator who is approachable and can build strong relationships with children, parents, professionals, our team  and the community

Has a secure knowledge and understanding of KCSIE and experience in the  role of Designated Safeguarding Lead

         Is an inspirational early years teacher and is able lead on further developing our ambitious curriculum

Is positive, enthusiastic, energetic and  nurturing

We can offer;

A warm welcome to our friendly, child centered nursery school

A friendly,  experienced, dedicated team who are passionate about ensuring every child has the very best start

A commitment to ongoing professional development opportunities through our partnership with Heart Midlands Stronger Practice Hub

A commitment to  prioritising staff wellbeing  and work life balance

A beautiful nursery environment, which we hope feels like a home from home for our children and our team

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expect our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

 Please review the job description and personal specification for more information.

We invite you to visit our school to see the children and team at work. If you would like  a tour before  submitting your  application, please contact Ms Sue Hughes,  on 0121 464 3078, or email  s.hughes@goodwayn.bham.sch.uk to arrange this. 

Interviews will take place on Thursday 5th February 2026. 

Visits to Nursery will take place on  Monday 19th January at 9:30am/ Thursday 22nd January at 3:30pm.

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application by midday on  Thursday 29th January 2026.