EARLY YEARS LEARNING LEADS (EYLL) APPLICATION

Ref

202652

Number of Posts

3

Grade

Be paid as a self employed contractor or consultant.

Term

Part-time.

Perm / FTC

Fixed Term Contract.

Required

(asap ) .

Hours

21 hours a week.

Closing Date

09/11/2026.

Location

Growing Together, Lancashire and Beyond Stronger Practice Hub c/o DUKE STREET NURSERY SCHOOL, PR7 3DU (87 on roll)

Tel: 01257 262430

School website: www.dukestreet-nur.lancs.sch.uk

Summary

Are you an experienced Early Years Leader or Setting Manager ready for your next professional challenge? Growing Together, Lancashire and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, covering: Lancashire, Blackpool, Blackburn with Darwen, Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness, 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).

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.

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.

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 each Expression of Interest (EOI) form for more information and to apply for the roles. Your completed forms should be e-mailed to: [email protected]

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.

  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 funded up until March 2028 in the first instance, with the possibility of contracts being extended dependent on 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 two ways:

  Being paid directly as a self-employed contractor / consultant

  By agreed release from your existing role, with payment be made to your setting for your release

  Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

  Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

  The closing date is 09/11/2026 at 9:00am

Essential Experience

• Mathematical learning and development, supporting practitioners to embed numeracy and spatial reasoning in everyday practice.

• Promote language-rich environments, develop practitioner knowledge and support communication development for all children.

• Lead initiatives which support practitioners to foster children’s emotional wellbeing, social skills and resilience within Early Years Settings

For an informal discussion please contact:

If you would like to discuss these roles further, please contact Growing Together Early Years Stronger Practice Hub at: [email protected]

Equal Opportunities statement

An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community

Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.