Teacher - Nursery Lead

Nursery Lead Teacher Vacancy Main Scale/UPS and TLR 2a with responsibility for Outdoor Provision. Full time and permanent – required from September 2026. We are looking for an outstanding, creative and experienced Early Years practitioner to work as a Nursery Lead Teacher at Armitage C.E. Primary School. We are offering a TLR for this post, with the successful candidate being asked to further develop our large outdoor Early Years provision, in addition to their responsibilities as a class teacher.

Armitage is a warm and welcoming two‑form entry Primary School, at the heart of our diverse local community on the outskirts of Manchester City centre. Although this role will be based at Armitage, it will be a federated post as part of the Aiming High CE Federation – which comprises our school, as well as All Saints Primary in Gorton.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Exceptional Early Years practitioner with a record of making a tangible difference to the children in their care.
• Experienced in planning and delivering a stimulating Early Years curriculum and observing and assessing children’s understanding of this learning.
• Can thrive as part of a large Early Years team across our Federation of two schools.
• Excellent communication skills and enjoys working collaboratively with colleagues – liaising closely with practitioners in the 2‑year‑old provision to ensure effective transition into the Nursery unit.
• Keen to lead by example, sharing knowledge and expertise with less experienced colleagues who are starting out on their teaching journeys.
• Believes in the importance of developing and educating ‘the whole child’.
• Understands the challenges and undoubted rewards that working in a diverse inner‑city school can bring.
• Looking for a new challenge and/or career progression in a highly supportive, forward‑thinking and thriving school environment.

What the school offers its staff

• The opportunity to work with children who ‘value the excellent relationships that they have with staff’ and who describe our school as ‘an oasis of calm’ (OFSTED October 2024).
• A school with a proven track record of excellence, achievement and ambition.
• The chance to shape the futures of some of our youngest learners in our Nursery provision.
• A collaborative working environment as part of the ‘Aiming High C.E. Federation’.
• An opportunity to lead on further shaping and developing our current outdoor provision in the EYFS learning environment.
• A full day of PPA time every fortnight – which can be taken from home – demonstrative of our commitment to reducing staff workload.
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing, with weekly rewards and termly events designed to support wellbeing and to promote positive mental health.
• The opportunity to earn an additional day off school each term based on 100% personal attendance.
• An early finish every Friday to enable staff to ‘get away’ and enjoy their weekend sooner.
• A flexible and understanding approach to how the life of a teacher works outside of school – staff are regularly given time to attend events that are important to them and their family.
• A supportive Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team, with opportunities for continued professional development and personal growth being an integral part of our ethos.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safer recruitment practice and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Pre‑employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Medical, online and social media prohibition, Right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children, any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.