Job Start Date: 6 February 2025
Hours Per Week: 37
Working Pattern: Term time only
Contact Email: r.boyce@fairfax.fmat.co.uk
Fairfax is an academy with traditional values, and an ethos built around hard work, high expectations and opportunity. Our aim is to ensure that our students leave the Academy prepared to succeed in the next stages of their careers, education and training. We believe that every child should leave school proud of the young adult they have become, and that every youngster attending our Trust deserves the opportunity to thrive in an atmosphere where high expectations meet endless possibilities.
Applicants will join a well-led and motivated team committed to continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will:
* ensure that all members of the school community keep a sharp focus on the behaviour and attendance of identified groups of students
* monitor and implement strategies where appropriate to raise the attendance of students across the academy
* celebrate and reward students who make positive progress
* develop and enhance the practice of others
* strategically lead and oversee initiatives
* refocus efforts, ensuring continued growth
In return, we will offer you:
* access to support and guidance from other subject leaders across the MAT and form subject expertise within the Academy SLT
* bespoke Continual Professional Development (in the academy and online via the National College)
* Perkbox - example benefits: discounts at nationwide retailers; gym discount; cinema discounts; employee assistance programme
* up to 4 structured counselling sessions per year
* a MAT wide focus on staff well-being
This is an exciting time to join us, and a great opportunity to be involved in the next stage of development of this strong team. Over the last few years, there has been a real drive to develop collaborative planning of a well-sequenced, knowledge-rich curriculum to ensure our curriculum is inclusive and all students can achieve highly. This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong supportive environment.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
How to apply:
Please apply online
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is not part of the City Council, and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
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