We are looking for someone who loves books and literature as much as we do to join our school community and share an enthusiasm for reading with our students.
This post aims to enhance student experience and engagement with reading. The role involves direct work with students; supporting and leading reading interventions but also through extra-curricular activities before and after school as well as the physical running and administration of the library. The Reading and Literacy Champion will promote reading across the curriculum and liaise with the Head of English and other middle and senior leaders to support whole school literacy and a culture of reading. We are looking for someone who will help to ensure that reading remains at the heart of our school and that the library is vibrant, inviting and somewhere that students feel welcomed and inspired. This is a term-time only role currently 37 hours per week (ideally with a working pattern of 8am-4.30pm Mon-Thurs and 8am-4.00pm Friday), although potential colleagues offering fewer hours will be considered. As this is a term time only role the salary is pro-rata according to the weeks worked.
Our school is committed to our mission as a Catholic community and seeks to help all our young people achieve their potential both academically and personally. We can offer a positive environment where you will be encouraged to progress further in your career should you wish, supported by a team of staff who are hardworking and dedicated to the school.
For more details of the school and how to apply please see our website
or contact Stef Buchan- Head's PA.
Our Ofsted 2022 report states:
St Benedict’s Catholic School continues to be a good school.
It goes on to say:
Pupils say that their school is a happy place where they feel safe and accepted. They know that their teachers look after them and provide them with the support they need.
Pupils demonstrate very positive attitudes to their work. It is important for them to be the best they can be. They are also respectful, kind and compassionate towards each other, their teachers and visitors to the school. Older students are mature and self-assured, and support younger pupils in and out of the classroom.