Head of Access to Education
London Borough of Bromley
Bromley
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £81,194 pa
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 26 October 2019
Job overview
“I come to work every day to try to make sense of the challenges facing our residents and to provide good quality public services to meet their needs and have a positive impact on their lives. With the right leadership and support, and by building partnerships with staff, our service users and our partners, we will achieve the best outcomes for our service users. Join us on our journey to excellence!” - Ade Adetosoye OBE, Chief Executive
The London Borough of Bromley is looking for a Head of Service to lead and manage the teams within Access to Education and to contribute to strategic leadership as a member of the Education Department Senior Leadership Team.
This is an exciting time to be taking on this key role, with responsibility for implementing a change programme, following a comprehensive external review of alternative provision and support for social, emotional and mental health needs. Working with schools and other key partners, you will ensure that we have high quality, sustainable services and early support for those at risk of exclusion or missing education.
You will be a strategic leader with a proven track record in the education sector. You will have a passion for championing equitable access to education for vulnerable children and young people and have an unrelenting focus on improving outcomes for all children and young people.
You will have effective interpersonal skills to engage with, support and challenge a wide range of stakeholders across education, our partners and commissioned services.
You will provide strong management and leadership, to motivate and develop staff teams in making a difference, promoting effective practice, conveying clear and consistent messages to parents and professional partners, including schools and settings.
Your strong leadership skills will develop and deliver strategies and working practices that promote Bromley’s shared vision of ‘inclusion’, ensuring that Bromley children and young people can access and remain in provision appropriate to their needs.
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to make a real and lasting difference for our children and young people. Please download the full job description and person specification for more information.
You will be joining an ambitious senior leadership team led by Jared Nehra, Director of Education. He would be happy to have an informal discussion about the role and can be contacted on 020 8313 4804 or jared.nehra@bromley.gov.uk
To apply please go to the LBB recruitment Website: https://recruitmentbromley.engageats.co.uk/Redirect.aspx?enc=2EhiSIgUofjCb3EPQzt9LBdJ/gkUWxb4xHZ0LiDqhR8ZYyIyUv3Th9UKYa4V2It6&eoq=1
The closing date for applications is Sunday 27th October 2019 and interviews will be scheduled for week commencing 4th November 2019.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work and a wide range of unique discounts.
About London Borough of Bromley
- London Borough of Bromley
- Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley
- Kent
- BR1 3UH
- United Kingdom
About Bromley
Bromley is London’s largest borough, taking in Beckenham, Penge, Orpington, Biggin Hill and Chislehurst as well as Bromley itself. It prides itself as having made its own special contribution to creating and maintaining a pleasant environment for its 300,000 residents.
Location
It is well sited as the heart of London is only 20 minutes away by mainline train and 35 minutes by road. There are fast and frequent train services to Victoria, Charing Cross, London Bridge and Waterloo, as well as to Ashford, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Canterbury, Dover and Hastings. London’s two main airports - Heathrow and Gatwick - are both easily accessible by road.
A strong feature of Bromley is the diversity of its area and its mix of communities. These embrace affluent communities as well as those in social exclusion.
From bustling high streets to tranquil rural villages; London's largest borough is full of contrasts and possibilities.
Bromley's history
The Romans are thought to have built a camp at Keston,where a natural spring known as Caesar’s Well is the source of the Ravensbourne. Some time after the Roman era, an Anglo-Saxon settlement developed around the location now occupied by the market square - the name Bromley (first recorded in 862 as Bromleag) means Anglo-Saxon “the place where broom grows”.
In the 10th century, Bromley was chosen by the Bishops of Rochester to be their base for visitors to London; the latest Bishop’s Palace, built in 1775, with its moat, now forms part of the extensive Bromley Civic Centre. The last bishop to be based in Bromley moved away in 1845. The granting of a royal charter to the town’s market by King John in 1205 gave a major boost to Bromley’s development and prosperity.
The growth of the railway system turned the northern half of the borough into a dormitory for London, although most of the southern half remains open countryside. Subsequently, the town has grown to become one of the most important commercial and shopping centres in South East England.
Several literary giants lived in Bromley including H.G. Wells and Richmal Crompton, author of the “Just William” books.
One of the saddest events in the history of this part of London was the destruction by fire in 1936 of the Crystal Palace, a huge steel-and-glass exhibition hall set in a park at Penge. The building had been relocated here in 1854 from its original site in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition in 1851.
During the Second World War, Biggin Hill Aerodrome, at the south end of the borough, achieved immortality as a base for RAF Fighter Command. It has since become a civil airport, extensively used by private aircraft and for flying displays, as well as a major source of employment.
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