Assistant Head of Year (non-teaching)
Darwen Vale High School
Blackburn with Darwen
- £24,491 - £27,741 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary Scale 17-23
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- December 2020
- Apply by:
- 19 October 2020
Job overview
Assistant Head of Year
Permanent. 37 hours per week. Term Time plus 2 weeks,
SCP 17-23 (£24,491– £27,741 pro rata)
Darwen Vale High School is an Aldridge Academy and as such, part of the national multi academy trust. At a more local level we are part of the North West Cluster of schools that includes 2 other secondary schools and 1 primary school.
The Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated person in a non-teaching role to work within a Year group as an Assistant Head of Year.
The post-holder will create a positive year group identity and ensure that the academy’s values and standards are promoted and maintained throughout every aspect of the school day, so that all students in their care fully embrace the schools ethos and values and are ready for learning. They will ensure effective communication with the families of these students, to engage them as key stakeholders in their child’s educational experience.
In September 2012 the school moved into its award winning new school building which retained the iconic frontage of the old Grammar school whilst providing state-of-the-art modern facilities.
We can offer:
State of the art modern facilities.
Great location; straight off Junction 4 of the M65 and within a 30 minute commute for most places in Manchester and Lancashire.
Outstanding CPD opportunities
Further details are available from the school website, or alternatively contact Mrs Kenyon, (Principal’s PA), at the school.
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About Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale High School
Darwen Vale’s original predecessor school, Darwen Higher Grade School, was opened 1894 and in 1929 became Darwen Grammar School. The school moved to its current location in 1938 and continued until 1972 when, under the reorganisation of the education system across the country, it became Darwen Vale High School. The school was named a specialist Engineering College under the 2002 Specialist Schools Programme in England.
The present school buildings were opened in 2012 following a £24million revamp under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The site had been closed for two years while large sections of the original structure were demolished and rebuilt. The existing front of the building was retained and cleaned up to keep the character of the old Grammar School. During the rebuilding process the school was relocated to the vacant former site of Darwen Moorland High School.
The school has strong links to its community, a focus on a providing a safe, secure and caring environment, and a clear vision of looking forward whilst building on the strong traditions of the previous schools.
In December 2013 the Department for Education (DfE) issued an Academy Order on the school naming Aldridge Education as its preferred sponsor and established an Interim Executive Board (IEB) to replace the Governing Body following the recommendation of Ofsted that an external review of governance be undertaken. Following a consultation in June 2014 the DfE confirmed the Academy conversion. The conversion was completed and Darwen Vale High School became an academy sponsored by Aldridge Education in December 2014.
Since conversion to academy status the school has shown a strong improvement in GCSE results. The overall percentage of students obtaining 5 + GCSEs at A*-C EM* was up by 14% points to 52% with a significant rise in the numbers of passes at the top A* and A grades.
STEM and engineering continue to be priorities for the school going forward.
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