Early Years Consultant (secondment)

Are you an experienced early years practitioner looking to expand your impact and gain valuable system leadership experience? CDAT is seeking a passionate and driven individual to join us on a one-year secondment as an Early Years Consultant. This is a unique professional development opportunity to work collaboratively across our schools, sharing best practices and driving improvements in Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provision. Job Description Job Purpose To work under the strategic direction of the CDAT EYFS Lead to provide high-quality support, guidance, and challenge to Early Years settings across the Trust. You will help schools develop and sustain inclusive, high-quality EYFS provision, improve educational outcomes for all children, and close achievement gaps. Main Responsibilities and Duties Conduct targeted advisory visits to allocated schools across the trust, evaluating the quality of EYFS practice and environment. Work collaboratively with school leaders, early years leads, and practitioners to co-produce robust action plans and practical solutions to improve provision. Use professional knowledge to mentor early years staff, offering hands-on advice, model teaching, or coaching to build capacity within schools. This may include hosting visits to your own setting. Support settings in utilising data effectively to monitor the quality of education and adapt the curriculum and provision accordingly. Liaise regularly with the CDAT EYFS Lead and school leadership teams to ensure timescales, standards, and strategic trust priorities are achieved seamlessly. Assist in researching current issues (such as Ofsted regulations and framework updates) to help create or update training materials and digital resources for trust-wide use.