St Bart’s Mutli-Academy Trust are looking to recruit an experienced Early Years Practitioner to work as part of an exciting project in Stoke-on Trent. The role may be suitable for teachers looking for a role without class responsibility or experienced HLTA’s.

Primary schools and Academies within Stoke on Trent are collaborating with Thrive at Five to improve outcomes for children in the Foundation Stage. Thrive at Five is a national charity committed to working with others to create home and school environments that support good levels of development at the end of the foundation stage. This role is part of a project that is designed to help schools deliver evidenced interventions, work effectively with parents and support induction into nursery and reception classes.

We are looking for someone who is a motivated team player and who can fully engage in the project work with schools, families and community groups.

Required as soon as possible – part time role considered

Primary schools and Academies within the Meir and Burslem areas are collaborating with Thrive at Five to improve outcomes for children in the Foundation Stage. 

Thrive at Five is a national charity committed to working with others to create home and school environments that support good levels of development at the end of the foundation stage. This role is part of a project that is designed to help schools deliver evidenced interventions, work effectively with parents and support induction into nursery and reception classes.

Early Years Practitioners who can work across a group of primary schools supporting with:

·       Coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the delivery of evidenced interventions. You will be responsible for ensuring university students and school staff deliver the programmes effectively. You will monitor and evaluate the children’s progress and report back to schools and Thrive at Five

·       Identifying and delivering evidenced interventions that support children in the reception year achieving a good level of development.

·       Parental engagement. You will strengthen relationships with parents by delivering workshops that are designed to support parents with home learning environments.

·       School readiness. Supporting and delivering effective and innovative induction strategies for children and parents joining nursery and reception classes. This will involve working during the summer holidays supporting the delivery of summer activities that promote school readiness.

·       Evaluation of the project effectiveness. You will keep detailed records and collate data to inform the evaluation process. You will confidently highlight any issues and work with Thrive at Five and the project schools to find dynamic proven solutions. 

·       Integral to helping those children who grew up through the pandemic catch up in terms of communication and language and the other elements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. 

·       Enthusiastic and experienced additional early years practitioners working in the way described below will make a difference through the focused and purposeful activity that you will be delivering. 

This is not a typical early year’s practitioner role. It allows for innovation, a commitment to working with parents in ways that will stimulate greater and creative ways that work alongside parents to act as an important educator of their children. This will include working some holidays and at different settings. This role may suit an experienced EYFS teacher who is looking for a role that doesn’t include class responsibility.