Blenheim Schools
Nursery Manager
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Job Title: Nursery Manager
Location: Akeley Wood Nursery and Junior School, Akeley, Buckingham
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent | Term Time only
About Akeley Wood Junior School
Akeley Wood Junior School is a warm, vibrant and caring community set within stunning rural surroundings near Buckingham. Our Nursery provides a joyful, stimulating and secure space where children aged 12 months to 4 years can explore, play and learn with confidence.
The Role
We are looking for a passionate and ambitious Nursery Manager to lead our thriving nursery provision and create an exceptional start to every child's educational journey. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a nurturing, inspiring, and high-quality early years environment where children flourish, families feel supported, and staff are empowered to succeed.
As Nursery Manager, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, driving high standards of care and education while leading a dedicated team that shares your commitment to giving children the very best start in life. You will provide strategic and operational leadership for the nursery, ensuring the highest standards of care, safeguarding, and early years education.
You'll create an engaging and stimulating environment where children feel safe, happy, and inspired to learn through play, while supporting your team to deliver outstanding outcomes for every child.
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What You Will Be Doing
- Leading, motivating and developing a dedicated Early Years team
- Managing the day-to-day running of the nursery, including staffing, rotas and occupancy
- Ensuring compliance with EYFS, safeguarding and all regulatory requirements
- Driving outstanding teaching, learning and play-based experiences
- Monitoring children's progress and supporting positive outcomes
- Building strong partnerships with parents, carers and external agencies
- Managing resources and budgets effectively
- Supporting school improvement initiatives and inspection readiness
- Creating a culture where children, families and colleagues feel valued and supported
What You'll Bring
We're looking for a confident and caring leader who is passionate about Early Years education and committed to helping children reach their full potential.
- A minimum Level 3 Early Years qualification required
- Significant experience working within an Early Years setting
- Leadership or management experience within a nursery environment
- Strong knowledge of the EYFS framework and safeguarding requirements
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- The ability to inspire, motivate and develop others
- A child-centred approach and commitment to delivering exceptional care and learning experiences
- Level 5 or 6 Early Years and DSL qualification desired
- Paediatric First Aid certification desired
About Blenheim Schools
Blenheim Schools is a growing family of innovative, high-quality independent schools committed to enabling outstanding futures for every student. Our ethos centres on truly understanding each child, their talents, character and aspirations by providing a personalised, ambitious education that helps every child to thrive.
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We deliver a broad, enriching curriculum supported by tailored teaching and exceptional pastoral care. We celebrate individuality, nurture confidence and champion every learner so they can discover their strengths and achieve their potential.
Joining Blenheim Schools means becoming part of a collaborative, forward-thinking community that values creativity, inclusion and professional growth. Our teams are united by a shared belief in the power of education to transform lives and by a commitment to delivering outstanding experiences for students and families.
We are proud to be part of OFG Education, which in 2025 was officially certified as a Great Place to Work® for the sixth consecutive year.
How To Apply
Complete this application before the closing date.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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