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Head of Year (Non-Teaching)

Head of Year (Non-Teaching)

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy

Birmingham

Salary:
SCP19-22 (FTE £27,852 - £29,439; Actual £24,357.08-£25,744.94)
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2023 or sooner if possible
Apply by:
8 June 2023

Job overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented Non-Teaching Head of Year to join our pastoral team at King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy. The successful candidate will have a clear understanding of pastoral issues within an educational setting and be passionate and determined to build relationships with our young people and their families.

This is an opportunity to work within an ambitious and caring pastoral team. In addition to the role of Head of Year, the role will also encompass acting as Assistant Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and have a key focus on completing Early Help Assessments and implementing Our Family Plans. Furthermore, the postholder will ensure that our young people receive the appropriate support in order to nurture and develop their effective learning and emotional wellbeing. Our ideal candidate will enjoy building positive relationships with young people in a culture of high expectations and will be able to demonstrate and promote our four core values: Be Bold, Be Ambitious, Be Collaborative and Be Kind.

Who will you be joining?

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is located in South West Birmingham. The academy is rapidly improving and continuing to benefit from having joined King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham which has led to investment across the academy, including the availability of cutting-edge technology in each classroom. King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy is proud to be part of The Schools of King Edward VI Birmingham which supports its schools, faculties/departments and individual staff to work collaboratively. The successful candidate will benefit from a wide range of professional development opportunities encompassing the potential to experience schools across the Foundation and to pursue professional qualifications. There will be opportunities to collaborate with other schools and to benefit from their expertise and resources.  

Our expectations and aspirations

King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy has the highest aspirations and expectations for all members of its community. As a member of staff, you will be valued, challenged and supported in making a difference to the lives of our young people. We expect the same of our pupils. We demand courtesy, endeavour and resilience from all of our pupils and the support of their parents and carers.

We are exceptionally proud of our academy and our young people and would encourage interested applicants to come and spend some time with the leadership team to understand our shared vision, have a look around and experience what life is like as part of our community.

For further information and to apply for this role please visit our website: http://bwa.kevibham.org/about/vacancies/

About our Academy Trust 

The King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham, is a progressive charitable organisation which has supported excellence in education across the city since 1552. Our schools are diverse in nature but have a common purpose and commitment to achieving our mission of “making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK”.   

Our Academy Trust currently consists of two independent schools, six selective, and five non-selective academies. Our recent expansion into a wider diversity of local communities is enabling us to accelerate our strategies for improving the life chances of young people in Birmingham, whatever their background.   

The King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham (“the Academy Trust”) was established in 2017 and is made up of the academies outlined above. The academies receive back office central support services including governance, from the Foundation Office (a central support services function), with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves. 

Our highly focused five-year strategy aims to build on our existing strengths and heritage and deliver our ambitious growth strategy which aims to bring in a further five academies over the next five years.    

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