Head of Early Years Foundation Stage

**Job type**:
Full Time, Fixed Term

**Start date**:
August 2025

18 December 2024

**Job overview**:
**Head of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)**

Are you an outstanding practitioner ready to lead, inspire, and innovate in early childhood education? Cairo English School (CES) is seeking an exceptional Head of Early Years Foundation Stage who can bring a passion for learning, creativity, and leadership to our dynamic school community.

**About the Role**: At CES, leadership is about more than providing direction; it’s about inspiring others, building lasting partnerships, solving challenges creatively, and leading change with a clear, innovative vision. As Head of EYFS, you will play a pivotal role in creating a nurturing, stimulating, and high-achieving environment for our youngest learners, supporting their growth and development both academically and socially, and ensuring smooth transitions between EYFS and Key Stage 1.
- A minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- A track record of outstanding teaching and innovative curriculum delivery in EYFS.
- Expertise in creating engaging, high-quality learning environments that support excellence.
- Proven experience in monitoring provision, using data-driven insights to improve outcomes.
- Strong parental engagement and strategies for effective home-school collaboration.
- Successful implementation of assessment methods that drive student achievement.
- An ability to inspire, lead, and motivate both children and staff.

**Key Skills and Knowledge Required**:

- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven ability to raise standards of pupil achievement and behaviour.
- Deep knowledge of how children learn and thrive in the Early Years.
- Creativity in delivering a broad, balanced, and relevant EYFS curriculum.
- Evidence of inspiring and challenging staff to achieve excellence.
- Strong team player with a positive, proactive attitude.
- Confidence in using ICT and data strategically to enhance learning.

**What We Offer**:

- A two-year renewable contract.
- Annual flight allowance or equivalent.
- Monthly housing allowance.
- Comprehensive international medical insurance.
- Settling-in allowance.
- 5% retirement benefit.
- Continuing professional development opportunities.

**CES offers its SLT staff**:

- Tax free salary in Pounds Sterling (25% converted to local currency)
- Two-year contract (renewable)
- Annual flight or cash equivalent
- Monthly cash housing allowance
- Comprehensive international medical insurance
- Settling-in allowance
- July and August vacation (paid)
- 5% retirement benefit
- Free transportation to and from school
- Vehicle provided for before and after the school day and at weekends.
- Annual no
- absence bonus benefit

**Application Process**:

- Detailed curriculum vitae (CV) with a recent photograph.
- Contact details of three professional referees who can provide insights into your leadership abilities.

Application Deadline: _2nd November 2023_

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**About **Cairo English School**:
**Cairo English School**
- Mirage City- New Cairo- 11371- Egypt+20 2249 0200

**‘Together achieving personal Excellence’**

We accept students aged 3.5-17 years (Nursery through to Year 12). We offer a challenging and demanding education based on the British model, using the National Curriculum of England (ENC) as well as IGCSE, IBDP and A Levels for senior students. CES believes in developing the whole child and therefore good behaviour and respect for others lie at the heart of our work.

**Mission Statement**:
Our mission is to nurture globally-minded community of learners who demonstrate high levels of achievement in the National Curriculum of England and other recognized international programmes of Study.

**Belief statements**:
The CES community believes and promotes the principle, “Together Achieving Personal Excellence”. This policy supports the following guiding statements. To aim to;
1. be better than before in everything we do and achieve a culture where personal excellence is paramount

2. show kindness and respect for others through demonstrating strong ethical values and character

3. reach our full potential through active engagement in lessons and co-curricular activities

4. understand and respect others cultural beliefs and belief structures

5. be effective communicators

6. experience success and have it recognised
7. identify talents through the programme of co-curricular activities and events

8. promote a holistic approach to health and well-being

9. develop open-minded reflective learners

10. promote the principle that differences define, not divide
11. take pride in the richness of the Egyptian culture, language and curriculum.

**CES PHILOSOPHY**:
Students, staff and parents work in partnership, ‘TOGETHER ACHIEVING PERSONAL EXCELLENCE’