EYFS Lead

Posted 25 March 2026
Salary £48000 - £56000 per annum
LocationGreater London
Job type Permanent
Discipline Heads of Department & Middle Leaders
ReferenceV-117659

Job description

EYFS Lead | Hammersmith and Fulham

Are you an experienced and ambitious EYFS Lead ready to take the next step in a high-performing and nurturing early years environment?

A leading independent prep school is seeking a talented EYFS Lead to join its Early Years team from September. Known for its calm, purposeful atmosphere and broad, enriching curriculum, the school provides an exceptional foundation for early learning, where creativity, reflection, and pupil wellbeing are central to daily practice.

This EYFS Lead role offers the opportunity to lead a well-established Early Years setting, shaping provision to ensure children develop confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning. The successful EYFS Lead will play a key role in maintaining high standards of teaching and learning, while supporting and developing a collaborative team.

 

What the school can offer

  • A supportive environment where every EYFS Lead is trusted to lead and innovate
  • A rich, creative curriculum that enables each EYFS Lead to deliver engaging early years practice
  • Excellent facilities and learning spaces to support the EYFS Lead role
  • A collaborative staff culture where every EYFS Lead is valued
  • Strong focus on professional development and progression for an EYFS Lead
  • A calm, purposeful learning environment shaped by a clear educational ethos
 

What the ideal candidate would have

  • Qualified Teacher Status and experience as an EYFS Lead or experienced EYFS Teacher
  • A strong understanding of the EYFS framework and child development as an EYFS Lead
  • The ability to lead and inspire a team as an EYFS Lead
  • A passion for creating nurturing, engaging environments as an EYFS Lead
  • Experience delivering a creative and well-rounded curriculum as an EYFS Lead
  • A reflective and ambitious approach to the EYFS Lead role
This is a fantastic opportunity for an EYFS Lead to join a school that places equal importance on academic success, personal development, and a genuine love of learning from the earliest years.

Ribbons & Reeves are London’s leading Education Recruiters. We specialise in helping educators secure long-term and permanent roles, such as this ‘EYFS Lead’ in ‘West London’. For other roles like this, search ‘Ribbons & Reeves’. We look forward to supporting you in your application to this ‘EYFS Lead’ role.

 

EYFS Lead | Hammersmith and Fulham