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Examinations Officer

Examinations Officer

Brooke Weston Academy

Corby

Salary:
£24,864 per annum
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January/February 2019
Apply by:
14 January 2019

Job overview

We believe that a handful of years spent at Brooke Weston Academy will open up a lifetime of opportunities for children. We believe that these opportunities are created by inspirational teachers like you.  

We want to appoint an exceptional Examinations Officerto start at the Academy from January/February 2019. If this role excites you, please get in touch, or even better, come and visit us. We want to hear from you.

Our Academy

Brooke Weston Academy is unusual, and exceptional.  We are an innovative and ambitious 11-18 secondary Academy set in the heart of Corby.  We are committed to supporting and challenging our students to reach their full potential, inside and outside of the classroom.  Our school was founded 26 years ago in order to transform the education of young people in the community, and we have.  Yes, we are outstanding, driven by the needs of our students and our core values. We are never complacent and always restless to improve.  Our Academy was born out of the need for change, to be different and innovative; we were designed to be a laboratory of learning in an educational area of disadvantage.  We are valued within our community with almost 1000 students applying for the 180 places in year 7 this year. We are proud to be a high performing state comprehensive with a traditional curriculum but one which also highly values the arts, drama, sport and dance. The success of this vision led to the creation of the Brooke Weston Trust and the Brooke Weston Teaching School Alliance with a mission to ‘go to the most difficult places and do good’.  

Join us

Quite aside from the opportunity to work with pupils whose energy, creativity and enthusiasm never fail to inspire, our Academy is:

• Warm, welcoming and inclusive thanks to an incredibly talented team of staff

• A place that lives and breathes its values, with students at the heart of every decision

• A school where students love learning, want to learn and are deeply curious about their subjects: behaviour in our school is exceptional 

• Committed to creative and bespoke professional learning for all staff

• An immaculate and professional environment with state of the art facilities, set in a large campus surrounded by beautiful landscape 

• A high energy and rewarding place to work

• Highly successful: results in all Key Stages are exceptional and we are incredibly proud of the success we have with our disadvantaged and SEND students.  

• Our Academy is in the top 5% of schools nationally for progress and subjects are consistently significantly above the national average

In addition to a fantastic learning environment we offer the following employee benefits:

• A dynamic and supportive staff body led by a highly experienced leadership team

• Breakfast and lunch for all staff in our restaurant

• Subsided professional gym on site

• Variety of salary sacrifice schemes

A great place to live and work

Corby is a vibrant and growing town in Northamptonshire, reinventing itself from its steel past into a popular commuter town for London.  We are surrounded by beautiful countryside and market towns.  This is a community that our team love to work and live in.

How to apply

Further details about the Academy, the above position and details of how to apply can be found on our website www.brookeweston.org or by telephoning 01536 396366.  Applications may be submitted in writing addressed to the Principal or electronically to applications@brookeweston.org

Closing date: 14 January 2019 

Interviews: Week commencing 21 January 2019


The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts working with children and young people will be subject to an enhanced disclosures barring service check.

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About Brooke Weston Academy

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Brooke Weston Academy is unusual, and exceptional. We are an innovative and ambitious 11-18 secondary Academy set in the heart of Corby. We are committed to supporting and challenging our students to reach their full potential, inside and outside of the classroom. 

Our school was founded 26 years ago in order to transform the education of young people in the community, and we have. Yes, we are outstanding, driven by the needs of our students and our core values. We are never complacent and always restless to improve. Our Academy was born out of the need for change, to be different and innovative; we were designed to be a laboratory of learning in an educational area of disadvantage. We are valued within our community with almost 1000 students applying for the 180 places in year 7 this year. 

We are proud to be a high performing state comprehensive with a traditional curriculum but one which also highly values the arts, drama, sport and dance. The success of this vision led to the creation of the Brooke Weston Trust and the Brooke Weston Teaching School Alliance with a mission to 'go to the most difficult places and do good'. 

Brooke Weston Trust has grown into a family of 10 primary and secondary schools throughout the East Midlands, united by our mission and values. More than 7,000 students between the ages of 3-18 are now educated in a Brooke Weston Trust school, supported by more than 1000 passionate members of staff.   

The Brooke Weston Trust Way 

Our Trust was formed more than 25 years ago with a simple and clear mission – to transform educational performance in all of our communities.  

Working in some of the most challenging contexts, we improve our students’ achievements by making long term commitments to the community and championing new approaches to improve the life chances for young people. 

Our members of staff are essential to realising this vision, and a happy, motivated and supported team will deliver the best possible experiences for our young people. 

We place great emphasis on creating a supportive and collaborative working environment in all our schools, where all staff can share best practice through our colleague networks, as well as being able to access a range of first-class professional development opportunities through our Brooke Weston Teaching School Alliance.  

Our schools include: 

· Beanfield Primary Academy 

· Brooke Weston Academy 

· Compass Primary Academy 

· Corby Business Academy 

· Corby Technical Academy 

· Gretton Primary School 

· Kettering Science Academy 

· Oakley Vale Primary School 

· Peckover Primary School 

· Thomas Clarkson Academy 

We actively encourage applicants to contact us to arrange a visit to one or more of our schools so we can show you how we work, let you see the schools in action and talk to our colleagues. 

To find out more about what it means to be part of the Brooke Weston Trust Family please check out the career page on our website here.   

Benefits 

Being a member of the Brooke Weston Trust family not only comes with fantastic opportunities, but also great perks;

· Free Breakfast and Lunch for all members of staff 

· Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme 

· Bike2Work Scheme 

· Subsidised Gym Membership  

· Emphasis on staff wellbeing, with access to resources such as Education Support Partnership and an Employee Assist Programme 

· Staff CPD and access to the Brooke Weston Trust Teaching School  

Teaching colleagues who would like to progress into leadership positions can also apply to join the Brooke Weston Trust Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy is an exciting new initiative designed to nurture talent and develop future leaders within the Trust through a programme of mentoring and professional development tailored to the needs of our Trust. 

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