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Early Years Lecturer (Temporary)

Dovetail Ref: 192334
FE & HE Not specified Contract / Temp mid Level 19 October 2026
West Midlands
Heidi Stevens

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Education Details

Early Years Education Further Education fe college
Levels: Level 2Level 3
Also teaches: ChildcareEducation and Care

Job Description

Early Years Lecturer

Temporary | Contract

Location: the West Midlands

Are you an experienced early years professional looking to pass your knowledge on to the next generation of practitioners?

About the Role

An opportunity has arisen for an Early Years Lecturer to join a further education provider in the West Midlands. You'll deliver engaging teaching across early years programmes, drawing on your own practice to bring the subject to life for learners preparing for careers in education and care.

You'll plan and prepare your sessions, assess learners' work and support them through their studies, helping them build the knowledge, skills and confidence they'll need to progress.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Delivering engaging teaching across early years programmes.
  • Planning and developing lesson plans, schemes of work and learning resources.
  • Assessing learners' work and providing constructive feedback.
  • Monitoring learner progress and supporting achievement.
  • Providing academic and pastoral guidance to learners.
  • Contributing to curriculum development and maintaining accurate course records.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

  • A relevant qualification in early years or a related field
  • Recent, relevant occupational experience in early years education and care
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • A commitment to supporting learners to achieve

Desirable (but not essential):

  • A recognised teaching qualification
  • Experience of teaching or assessing within a further education or training provider setting

If you're ready to bring your early years experience into the classroom, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Dovetail and Slate Ltd (11351060) acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. We are an equal opportunities employer. By applying, you consent to your data being processed for recruitment purposes in line with our Privacy Policy. Because education matters. © Dovetail and Slate Limited.

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Your Recruitment Consultant

Heidi Stevens

Heidi Stevens

Principal Recruitment Consultant

Requirements

  • Relevant qualification in early years or related field
  • Recent, relevant occupational experience in early years education and care
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to supporting learners to achieve

Skills & Qualifications

Early years teachingLesson planningAssessment and feedbackCurriculum developmentPastoral supportEarly years practice

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