Head of School Standards
London Borough of Bromley
Bromley
- Expired
- Salary:
- MG5 £45,594 to £ 68,382
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 30 July 2017
Job overview
Bromley Council is seeking a dynamic and innovative education professional with substantial experience at a senior level within the schools sector. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a team that will help shape a new educational landscape within an almost entirely academised environment.
To ensure we are successful in developing the new approach this requires, you will need highly developed written and oral communication skills with a strong ability to negotiate and influence across a diverse range of stakeholders and the skills to operate within a political environment. Current knowledge of the impact that the academy agenda has on the LA role in school improvement and powers of intervention is essential in this role.
Your excellent data analysis skills will be used to interrogate quantitative and qualitative information to identify trends, strengths and weaknesses in school performance. You will hold a proven track record of leading and implementing strategies to improve school performance through high quality challenge, support and influence.
You will need the ability to operate at a strategic level, plan prioritise a demanding workload, meet challenging deadlines and work under pressure.
Closing Date: 31st July 2017
To apply please register with the LBB Recruitment Website: https://recruitment.bromley.gov.uk/wrl/
We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley REAL benefits scheme; Childcare Vouchers, Cycle2Work and a wide range of unique discounts.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
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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