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Librarian
Location: London, ENG, GB
Date: 2 Jan 2025
Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 119 premium private schools in 27 countries spanning 6 continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 85,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
Founded in 2013 by Nadim M. Nsouli, Inspired is backed by investors such as Stonepeak, GIC, TA Associates, and the Oppenheimer and Mansour family offices. The Group is experiencing 20% per annum growth through acquisition, greenfield site expansion, and the development of existing schools within its portfolio. In 2023, Inspired was recognised by Beauhurst as one of the UK's top 10 highest-value private companies.
ROLE SUMMARY:
Wetherby Senior School was founded in 2015 and is a member of the Inspired Education Group of Schools. There are 452 boys on roll, all of whom study at least 1 language for 5 years and we regularly add at least 0.5 of a grade Value Added at both IGCSE and A Level. Our students achieve grades that allow them to gain places at top UK universities such as; Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, Durham and UCL and universities abroad such as; the University of Chicago, Pompeu Fabra Barcelona and the IE Business School Madrid.
At Wetherby Senior School we seek to employ highly professional teachers with the ability and commitment to enhance the life of the School and to work effectively and collaboratively with all members of the School community to further establish and develop the School. Our emphasis on educating the whole boy means that all members of staff are expected to contribute to the pastoral care of a group of students as a Form Tutor as well as contributing to the School’s co-curricular activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* The management, review and development of the school library, its budget, staffing and electronic and hard copy resources.
* The updating and implementation of the School Library Policy which supports the School’s Development Plan.
* Liaison with all departments in the School and with the wider learning community to ensure appropriate access to learning resources.
* Help to pupils and staff on resources to assist learning and extend patterns of teaching.
* Induction of all pupils and teaching staff to the library.
* Participation in the planning and delivery of information skills programmes within the school.
* Developing and maintaining the library and department resources pages on the school VLE.
* Support to literacy and reader development within the School.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
* Qualified Librarian.
* Ideally a minimum 3 years experience as librarian, preferably within a school environment.
* The ability to manage and disseminate information in a range of different media.
* A knowledge of the current education framework.
* A knowledge of literature.
* Experience of delivering a programme of information skills.
* Strategic planning skills to support the writing and implementation of the learning resources centre’s policy.
* Financial management skills for management of library budget.
* A full range of ICT skills.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT:
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
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