Library Coordinator
London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
Newham
- £26,750 - £29,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- GR7 £26,750 - £29,000 (£23,280 - £25,239 pro rata) depending on qualifications, skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August/September 2020
- Apply by:
- 21 June 2020
Job overview
Library Coordinator
August/September 2020
GR7 £26,750 - £29,000 (£23,280 - £25,239 pro rata) depending on qualifications, skills and experience
Term Time plus two weeks
Full time, permanent post
London Academy of Excellence (LAE) is seeking to recruit an able and striving Library Coordinator to join this ambitious, selective sixth form. LAE is located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.
In 2019, LAE secured outstanding A level results. 93% of grades were A*, A or B and 65% of all grades were A* or A. 200 students progressed to Russell Group universities, including 25 to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. More than 30 students progressed on to medicine, dentistry or veterinary science courses. Our average grade was an A- and our ALPS 1 value-added score places us in the top 1% of schools nationally for progress. We are delighted to have achieved the best A-level results in east London for five consecutive years.
The school is heavily oversubscribed with more than 3800 applications for 250 places this year and was graded ‘outstanding’ in every category by Ofsted in November 2017. The Sunday Time ranked us third in their list of state sixth form colleges in 2018/19 and named us State Sixth Form of the Year in 2015/16.
The role
We seek someone who is passionate and committed to high standards in their profession. To take responsibility for promoting a love of reading across the school through various initiatives. Lead and manage LAE’s Library, with responsibility for leading and managing sixth formers’ and teachers’ successful use of the Library. A passion and desire to improve standards is also essential.
LAE can offer you:
• Regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support;
• a modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station;
• Collaborative working with our world-class partner schools: Brighton College, Caterham School, Eton College, Forest School, Highgate School and UCS Hampstead.
LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.
How to apply?
Please submit a covering letter of no more than one side of A4 together with the LAE application form to applications@lae.ac.uk no later than Midnight on Monday, 21st June 2020.
LAE will interview as applications are received and reserves the right to appoint ahead of the deadline. The full job description and our application form are available to view and download from our website. For more information, please contact Doreen Agbodo, Business Director on 020 3301 1480 or email Doreen.agbodo@lae.ac.uk
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About London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- London Academy of Excellence (LAE)
- Broadway House, 322 High Street
- London
- E15 1AJ
- United Kingdom
“An inspirational school”
LAE is one of the highest-performing sixth form colleges in the United Kingdom. Our average A level grade is an A* and our ALPS 1 value-added score places us in the top 1% of schools nationally for progress. LAE consistently secures top university destinations for all students. The school is particularly proud of its success helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain places at the finest universities in the UK and around the world. Over 1,200 of our alumni have progressed to a Russell Group university and over 120 to Oxford or Cambridge.
However, academic success if only one aspect of life at LAE. Our links with partner schools, employers and universities are combined with a rich and varied co-curricular offer that encompasses sport, music, arts, volunteering and careers experience. The provision is truly unique and sets LAE apart as an inspirational school.
Successful candidates will be joining an diverse, inclusive, and ambitious school located in the heart of Stratford, close to the Olympic Park and just two minutes from Stratford Station (zone 2/3), with excellent links to all parts of London.
LAE can offer you:
· The opportunity to gain experience of teaching and working with highly motivated students in one of the country’s leading sixth form schools.
· An intellectually stimulating working environment characterised by a culture of professional trust and collegiate working that promotes autonomy, innovation, and rigour.
· Access to an outstanding package of regular, high-quality continuous professional development and support.
· A modern and positive learning environment minutes from the Olympic Park and Stratford Station.
· A package of employee benefits including access to a Cycle Scheme, Tech Scheme, and discounted local gym memberships.
LAE is a diverse and inclusive school, committed to supporting staff and students to be themselves and succeed on merit.
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