RECRUITING NOW FOR LEARNING LEADS – Deadline is 9am on the 17th June
Advance Your Career and Shape Early Years Education
Are you an experienced Early Years Leader or Setting Manager eager for your next professional challenge? The Bristol & Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, covering the north of the SW region, is recruiting for three Subject Leads. These three rewarding Early Years Learning Lead roles will each specialise in a distinct area: Maths, Communication and Language, and Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED).
As an Early Years Learning Lead, you will facilitate high-quality DfE-approved CPD for practitioners, provide specialist subject support to Early Years settings, and engage in regional and national networking with fellow professionals. Your expertise and passion will be instrumental in driving excellence and innovation across the sector.
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Maths Lead
(3 days per week or 114 days per year)
Champion mathematical learning and development, supporting practitioners to embed numeracy and spatial reasoning in everyday practice.
Please see the attached Expression of Interest (EOI) for more information and to apply for the Early Years Maths Lead role. Your completed forms should be emailed to: sph@beyth.co.uk
Communication and Language Lead
(4 days per week or 152 days per year)
Promote language-rich environments, develop practitioner knowledge and support communication development for all children.
Please see the attached Expression of Interest (EOI) for more information and to apply for the Early Years Language Lead role. Your completed forms should be emailed to: sph@beyth.co.uk
PSED Lead
(2 days per week or 76 days per year)
Lead initiatives which support practitioners to foster children’s emotional wellbeing, social skills and resilience within Early Years settings.
Please see the attached Expression of Interest (EOI) for more information and to apply for the Early Years PSED Lead role. Your completed forms should be emailed to: sph@beyth.co.uk

If you are committed to continuous professional development and keen to make a wider impact, we would love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of Early Years education!
These roles will be contracted by the SPH at an L1-L4 pay rate, or an equivalent daily rate, to be confirmed. They are funded until March 2028 in the first instance, with the possibility of contracts being extended, subject to funding. These roles can be term-time only with some holiday working, or all year round. However, the number of days per year is fixed. We will consider job shares.
Roles can be undertaken in one of three ways:
- Being paid directly as a self-employed contractor/consultant
- By agreed release from your existing role, with payment to be made to your setting for your release
- Possible fixed-term contract up to March 2028
Closing date: Wednesday 17th June at 9am.
Interviews will be held on:
- PSED Subject lead: Monday 22nd June
- Maths Subject Lead: Tuesday 23rd June
- Language Subject Lead: Thursday 25th June
If you would like to discuss these roles further, please contact the Bristol & Beyond Stronger Practice Hub at: sph@beyth.co.uk
