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About the Role
Lead educational excellence across a region, coaching practitioners and leaders to deliver exceptional curriculum and provide meaningful learning experiences for our children. At Fennies, we nurture our people to build a thriving community for children, families and educators. If you’re an experienced leader with extensive knowledge of early years who wants to influence exceptional practice and drive educational quality across multiple nurseries, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support Nursery Managers to deliver exceptional care and education across multiple settings
- Drive continuous improvement across education, compliance and operational performance
- Oversee safeguarding, EYFS and regulatory compliance, ensuring robust processes in every nursery
- Support Nursery Managers with Ofsted readiness and action planning to help achieve Exceptional outcomes
- Monitor KPIs including occupancy, quality, team engagement and operational performance
- Coach and mentor Nursery Managers to develop leadership capability and high-performing teams
- Collaborate with education, operations and support teams to ensure consistency across nurseries
- Build strong relationships with families, stakeholders and local communities
- Champion Fennies’ mission and values across all nurseries in your region
Requirements
- Level 6 qualification in Early Years, Education, Early Childhood Studies or a related discipline
- Extensive experience within the early years sector, including experience in a leadership, quality improvement, advisory or specialist educational role
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS, child development and effective early years pedagogy
- A successful track record of coaching, mentoring and developing practitioners and leaders
- Experience supporting quality improvement and positive regulatory or inspection outcomes
- Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection and statutory requirements
- Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
- The ability to work independently across multiple nursery settings and manage competing priorities
- A full UK driving licence
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) or an equivalent postgraduate qualification
- A leadership, management or coaching qualification
- Experience supporting nurseries through Ofsted inspections and quality assurance processes
- Experience designing and delivering professional development programmes and training
- Knowledge of current Ofsted frameworks and wider developments within the early years sector
- A strong understanding of the Fennies DNA and 4D Pedagogy and Curriculum
- Educational expertise, a passion for developing others and a commitment to continuous improvement
Skills
- Coaching
- Curriculum development
- Leadership
- Quality improvement
- Safeguarding
- EYFS compliance
- Regulatory compliance
- Ofsted readiness
- KPI monitoring
- Team development
- Stakeholder relationship building
- Communication
- Influencing
- Relationship-building
- Independent work
- Priority management
Location
- Regional
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced leader
- Leadership
Education Level
- Level 6 qualification in Early Years, Education, Early Childhood Studies or a related discipline
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS)
- Equivalent postgraduate qualification
- Leadership, management or coaching qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Up to £47k
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Comprehensive pension scheme
- £500 referral bonus
- Generous childcare discount
- Personalised Clifton Strengths leadership coaching
- Dedicated learning and development programmes
- Mentoring and support from senior leadership
- 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 30) plus bank holidays
- BUPA wellbeing support
- Free daily meals from the Fennies Café
- Regular leadership forums and networking
- Summer BBQs, Christmas events and company celebrations
- Recognition and reward through the Fennies Club long service awards
About the Company
- At Fennies, we nurture our people to build a thriving community for children, families and educators.
- We invest in our Education so they can inspire practice and develop practitioners, in turn creating exceptional learning experiences across the Fennies network.
- We’re family-owned and family-run; this guides our culture, our decision-making, and what it feels like to be part of our team.
- We have a strong sense of community, with connections that bring us together and the systems and processes that mean our educators can focus on what they do best.
- Quality matters to us – starting with our people and curriculum, through to our beautiful buildings and inspiring environments.
- We’re investing in Fennies, into our teams, and into the education we provide our children.
- Our People Promise inspires us to build the kind of culture that is ambitious, passionate and supportive.
- We provide the environment where you can: Be Yourself, Come Together, Be All In, Go Further.
Equal Opportunity
- At Fennies, we celebrate diversity and believe inclusive teams create stronger learning environments for children. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.