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  • Start date details

    Easter or sooner if possible

  • Closing date

    1 December 2022 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 November 2022

Job details

Job role

  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership 7-11 £51,470 - £56,796

What skills and experience we're looking for

Location: Northfield, but can be required to work across other centres

This is an excellent time to join James Brindley as the Academy continues to implement a strategic vision developed by young people, staff and other stakeholders. Join us to ‘Think Differently to inspire young people to overcome all barriers and achieve their dreams’.

You should be passionate about developing and supporting the needs of the whole child and committed to enabling all pupils to achieve their potential.

The role involves providing leadership and management of operational functions in the Centre as well as overseeing the delivery of a high-quality educational programme and to monitor pupil progress. We are looking for a qualified teacher with tenacity, positivity and experience of teaching. You should have QTS and a track record as a consistently good practitioner along with successful experience of leadership and management.

Interviews to be held: 6th December 2022

To arrange an informal visit contact Emma Yarwood at vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk

What the school offers its staff

James Brindley is a stand-alone Academy based in a wide variety of locations across the City of Birmingham. In the course of a school year we educate over 3,000 pupils for periods ranging from a few days in hospital to several years in one of our teaching centres. The majority of our young people have complex medical needs and many have been out of education for a significant period of time prior to joining the Academy.

Further details about the role

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. 

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About James Brindley School

School type
Academy, ages 2 to 19
School size
138 pupils enrolled
Age range
2 to 19

James Brindley is a specialist academy which aims to provide a high quality education in a safe, supportive and aspirational environment for all children and young people unable to attend mainstream school because of health related or special educational needs.

We provide education for children and young people aged 2 – 19 who are in hospital or unable to attend mainstream school due to their medical conditions or special educational needs.

James Brindley Academy delivers education across 10 sites including teaching centres and hospitals throughout Birmingham.

Arranging a visit to James Brindley School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@jamesbrindley.org.uk.

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