Early Years Stronger Practice Advisers – Programme Lead Tyneside Early Years Hub​/NEAT Team

This role is part time, working 18.5 hours per week, full year and fixed term to March 2028.Job share opportunities would be considered.

Through our Tyneside Early Years Hub, we are seeking a dedicated Early Years Stronger Practice Advisor (EYSPA) Programme Lead to oversee the delivery of our DfE-funded Early Years Stronger Practice Advisor Programme across our regional hub area.

As the EYSPA Programme Lead for the Tyneside Early Years Hub, you will play a central role in delivering high-quality, well-coordinated support to early years settings. You will oversee the programme life cycle end-to-end—from recruitment, onboarding, and matching advisers with settings to monitoring progress, quality assurance, financial administration, and reporting directly to the Department for Education (DfE).

• Broad, generalist understanding of educational settings
• Experience of coordinating programme/project delivery.
• Experience working with multiple partners.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills
• Experience managing data and reporting.

Our Tyneside Early Years Hub is a regional support network operating within NEAT Academy Trust. Designed to elevate early childhood education, the hub provides evidence-informed advice, best-practice frameworks, and coordinated guidance to early years settings in line with Department for Education (DfE) expectations.

At the heart of our Trust is a mission to nurture, educate, achieve, and transform the lives of all young people within our North East communities. By joining us, you will become part of an exciting, innovative organisation aligned by this shared purpose. We are a welcoming, friendly, and committed team of colleagues.

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured - the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

Safer Recruitment

Note:

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

Specific training for this role will be delivered on Friday 16th October and Wednesday 4th November 2026.

Expected Interview Dates - 17th and 18th September 2026.

See below supporting documents for this role:

EYSPH SPA Programme Lead - Job Description

EYSPH SPA Programme Lead
- Person Spec

Please contact Sarah Stock, EYSPH Lead to arrange an informal chat at