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Company Overview – Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools

The Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools brings together nine local-authority nursery settings across Birmingham, united by a shared commitment to equitable, high-quality early years education. Established in 2018, the federation champion collaborative leadership, research-informed pedagogy, and a rights-based curriculum that places children, families, and communities at its heart birmingham.gov.uk+11bfmns.sch.life+11bfmns.sch.life+11.

Innovation drives the federation’s practice—using action research, reflective teaching, and specialist support structures to develop inclusive and responsive early learning environments tailored to each child’s development .

Customer Focus is reflected in nurturing relationships with children and parents, supported by wraparound care, deep community embedding, and involvement in city-wide networks that support practitioners and families .

Sustainability is achieved through strong governance, shared services, and a sustainable operational model—fostering consistent delivery across all nine schools while preserving the unique character of each community setting .

The federation’s core values—respect for children’s rights, professional integrity, inclusivity, and collaborative leadership—guide its purposeful mission: to lay robust foundations for lifelong learning from birth through age 5 birmingham.gov.uk+6bfmns.sch.life+6bfmns.sch.life+6.

🎓 Current Job Openings (Birmingham)

Role is Subject to formal evaluation under the Birmingham City Council Equal Pay Programme Job Evaluation Process

Start Date – 01 September 2025

Highfield Nursery School provides high quality early education to children aged two to four years of age. The school plans to expand its age range from September 2025 to include children from 9 months of age. We are looking for a practitioner with suitable experience of working with children aged under two to join our team. Not only do you need to be a good or outstanding practitioner but also flexible, resilient and able to contribute innovative ideas.

There is a commitment from staff that every moment will count for every child. Our provision for children with special educational needs/disabilities is exemplary. Staff are well trained and incredibly skilled in child development. This is a very positive and inspirational community (Ofsted 2023).

Birmingham Federation of Maintained Nursery Schools consists of nine Nursery Schools delivering inclusive high-quality early education and care to children aged 0-5 across Birmingham. We have a vibrant and enthusiastic staff of teachers, teaching assistants, nursery officers, play workers, administrators and other support staff who make up our large staff team. As well as outstanding provision for children and families we are committed to staff professional development and you would have opportunities to be part of the wider and developing role of our nursery schools. Our settings are culturally diverse with a large number of languages spoken. We have a reputation for supporting children with a range of complex Special Educational Needs and disabilities as well as support for families who may have additional challenges in their lives. We offer a mixture of provision, including fee paying, as well as before and after School provision in most schools.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children, and expect our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Suitability checks will be undertaken including identity, qualification, on-line and two references.

Visits to the school are most welcome.

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