Head of Year - EYFS

Summary

We are seeking a Head of Year - EYFS who will play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of our youngest learners’ educational journey. This is a unique opportunity to lead a year group within the Early Years, ensuring every child thrives academically, socially, and personally.

Detail

Brentwood Prep School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.

We are seeking a Head of Year - EYFS who will play a pivotal role in shaping the foundation of our youngest learners’ educational journey. This is a unique opportunity to lead a year group within the Early Years, ensuring every child thrives academically, socially, and personally. Working closely with the Director of Early Years and the Senior Leadership Team, you will help create a first-class learning environment rooted in the EYFS framework. Your leadership will inspire colleagues, support high-quality teaching and learning, and strengthen vital partnerships between pupils, parents, and staff.

We are looking for an outstanding classroom practitioner with a deep understanding of child development, who can lead with passion and vision. As Head of Year, you’ll drive progress, oversee assessment, and ensure smooth transitions across key stages, while setting the highest professional standards. This is a full-time role, though part-time as a job share, may be considered for the right candidate. If you are committed to excellence in early education and ready to make a lasting impact, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Brentwood School ethos

We embody our values of virtue, learning and manners just as those before us have been doing since 1557. We are proud of our modern inclusive community which is shaped by our Christian Foundation. At Brentwood we ask ‘how is this child intelligent?’ (rather than ‘how intelligent is this child?’) and believe that finding what it is that makes someone tick is the secret to a successful education and the platform for a fulfilled life. Our pupils are confident without being arrogant, they look out for each other, they do the right thing, even when no-one is looking and they respect difference.

We help our pupils to solve problems. In partnership with parents, we teach them to persevere after setbacks, adopt a growth mindset, and challenge the norm. We encourage them to ask questions in class and take control of their own learning. Of course, they work hard and enjoy great success in and out of the classroom, and once they’ve left us, many go on to use and develop their leadership skills and achieve beyond their expectations, always remembering what Brentwood has taught them.

That’s who we are. We are Brentwood.

We are a highly supportive school that values the contributions made by a motivated and intellectually curious staff. Staff across both the Prep and Senior School enjoy a bespoke collaborative approach to professional development. We believe in being a research engaged school, with those that facilitate our in-house research programme being trained by the Institute of Education. We support many of our staff in obtaining external accreditation across a range of fields and are engaged with a number of national and international organisations. There are a range of ways that we enhance our staff experience; free gym membership, benefits hub, free lunch, free tickets to school concerts and performance to name but a few. Brentwood School has its own pay scale that is significantly above the maintained sector.

Applicants who do not have a TES account should visit our website and download an application form or email: recruitment@brentwood.essex.sch.uk All Brentwood School vacancies can be found on the School’s website. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time.

Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents

• Job Description - Head of Year - EYFS PDF Document