Pedagogical Coach

Pedagogical Coach

• Location:
  
  3 x Regional roles - supporting a group of nurseries.

• Salary: up to £47k
• Annual bonus

Lead educational excellence across a region, coaching practitioners and leaders to deliver exceptional curriculum and provide meaningful learning experiences for our children.

At Fennies, we nurture our people to build a thriving community for children, families and educators. If you're an experienced leader with extensive knowledge of early years who wants to influence exceptional practice and drive educational quality across multiple nurseries, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

We invest in our Education so they can inspire practice and develop practitioners, in turn creating exceptional learning experiences across the Fennies network.

• Up to £47k annual salary
• Annual bonus
• Comprehensive pension scheme
• £500 referral bonus*

• Generous childcare discount

• Personalised Clifton Strengths leadership coaching
• Dedicated learning and development programmes
• Mentoring and support from senior leadership

• 25 days annual leave increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 30) plus bank holidays
• BUPA wellbeing support
• Free daily meals from the Fennies Café

• Regular leadership forums and networking
• Summer BBQs, Christmas events and company celebrations
• Recognition and reward through the Fennies Club long service awards

As Pedagogical Coach, you will support educational excellence across a designated region of nurseries, working closely with Nursery Managers, Regional Managers, the Regional SENDCo and the wider Education Team. Through coaching, quality reviews, training and regular nursery visits, you will help practitioners and leaders strengthen their practice. This will include embedding our 4D Pedagogy and Curriculum, which will help deliver exceptional learning experiences for children.

• Lead and support Nursery Managers to deliver exceptional care and education across multiple settings
• Drive continuous improvement across education, compliance and operational performance
• Oversee safeguarding, EYFS and regulatory compliance, ensuring robust processes in every nursery
• Support Nursery Managers with Ofsted readiness and action planning to help achieve Exceptional outcomes
• Monitor KPIs including occupancy, quality, team engagement and operational performance
• Coach and mentor Nursery Managers to develop leadership capability and high-performing teams
• Collaborate with education, operations and support teams to ensure consistency across nurseries
• Build strong relationships with families, stakeholders and local communities
• Champion Fennies' mission and values across all nurseries in your region

You're an experienced and inspiring leader who thrives on developing other leaders, driving performance and creating exceptional environments for children across multiple nurseries.

You will have:

• Level 6 qualification in Early Years, Education, Early Childhood Studies or a related discipline
• Extensive experience within the early years sector, including experience in a leadership, quality improvement, advisory or specialist educational role
• Strong knowledge of the EYFS, child development and effective early years pedagogy
• A successful track record of coaching, mentoring and developing practitioners and leaders
• Experience supporting quality improvement and positive regulatory or inspection outcomes
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection and statutory requirements
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills
• The ability to work independently across multiple nursery…