Chief Finance Officer
Forest Gate Community School
Newham
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- L26 - L30 (£86,001 - £94,039)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 27th April 2023
- Apply by:
- 12 October 2022
Job overview
Position: Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Salary Scale: L26 - L30 (£86,001 - £94,039)
Employer: Community Schools Trust
Location: You will be based in a school in the Trust and will be expected to work across other schools within the Trust as required and by negotiation.
Contract Type: Full time
Contract Term: Permanent
Closing Date: 12th October 2022 at 10.00am
Start date: 27th April 2023
Interviews: W/b 17th October 2022
Community Schools Trust is an expanding Multi Academy Trust with a track record of success. We are keen to hear from outstanding candidates who are able to help us work with and improve other schools and to develop successful strategies across the trust. The values of our trust are as follows:
Our vision is for all children and young people in schools and colleges within our MAT to succeed in an academically challenging and safe environment.
We aim to maintain a comprehensive and inclusive ethos and serve our local communities.
We have a strong community focus and a moral purpose to improve the life chances of students within our locale.
We have a clear focus on raising standards and we encourage innovation.
We believe the trust will strengthen as it grows in size because it will benefit from additional good practice - our intention and ambition is to create a network of outstanding schools that thrive through collaboration and interaction.
By developing a family of provision aimed at providing outstanding education and training we will improve the life chances of young people.
We want Community Schools Trust (CST) to become the MAT of choice for schools who share our values and desire for improvement.
We retain a high level of leadership capacity. This means we are well placed to provide support and structure to other schools if they need it, or to learn from them if they do not.
If you like the sound of this then we really want to hear from you.
For more information about the post please contact Eva Barnes by emailing eva.barnes@communityschoolstrust.org or calling 020 8534 8666. You can also visit our website to find out more about the trust.
The Community Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow the government's Safer Recruiting Guidelines, and all appointments will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and satisfactory references.
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About Forest Gate Community School
Forest Gate Community School is part of Community Schools Trust. It is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and currently sits at number 1 in the borough for student progress. We serve a wonderfully diverse community, many of whom face challenges through no fault of their own. It is for this reason we want to level the playing field for all of our students, regardless of their background, by providing a world class education.
We care about outcomes at FGCS. We know good grades lift life chances and impact health, wealth and even mortality. We know that teachers have the greatest impact on pupil outcomes and so we take professional development seriously, whatever our role in the school. Whether we have taught for two months, two years or twenty years, we believe in our capacity to always improve in the classroom.
Our CPD provision is comprehensive and fundamental to our commitment to improve. We are invested in our own and each others’ development and use principles of instructional coaching to provide feedback to each other. Our CPD involves deliberate practice, video models of excellent practice and lots of fun! The desire to improve a little bit everyday permeates the culture in our school.
Our approach to teaching is evidence informed. We avoid ‘discovery learning’ methods and instead, we teach explicitly. Our teachers are experts in the classroom and lead from the front. We focus on perfecting routines for behaviour, like entry into lessons and transitions between tasks so that we can maximise time spent on learning. We have excellent behaviour systems which mean teachers can focus on what we love doing most - teaching!
As well as excellent outcomes, we want our students to be well rounded individuals who will thrive beyond school years; that’s why we deliberately teach prosocial behaviours like making eye contact when greeted, listening attentively and showing gratitude. We know these skills will set all of our students up for life, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
When students fall behind, our teachers run interventions outside of their lessons. We provide an extra session after school for all year 11 students so their families don't have to worry about paying for a tutor. Teachers work hard at FGCS. Our students deserve nothing less and we expect the highest of standards from them because we know they are capable of achieving them.
But we invest in working smart too: we have a 3 week Christmas holiday, no retrospective book marking, no student report writing and a 4 and half day week.
We recognise talent and impact at FGCS. There are lots of opportunities for promotions within the school and Community Schools Trust. Our staff body at all levels is a true reflection of the makeup of the community we serve - we are proud of this and welcome anyone who will add value to our wonderful school community.
We would love to hear from you if you think this sounds like the right place for you! We welcome visits; come and speak to our Headteacher, our staff and check out our lessons! Get in touch with us: email recruitment@forestgatecst.org or calling 020 8534 8666
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