Learning Lead (Head Of Year) TLR 2C

“Be Brilliant Today”

Learning Lead (Head Of Year) TLR 2C 

For Easter or September 2022

Transform Lives – Our fabulous children need you

Bexhill Academy is seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Learning Lead (Head of Year) to join our school through the next stage of its development.  This post will attract those candidates seeking to make a real, positive impact to student progress.   Our motto “Be Brilliant Today” sums us up.

The successful candidate will require exceptional interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence. They will confidently nurture and develop tutors and students currently in Year 8 throughout their progression to Year 11.  Part of a team of 5 Learning Leads you will lead and manage your own tutor team of 11 staff. We have a strong team ethos and Bexhill Academy is a great place to work.

In return, we can offer an environment where you will gain whole school experience and learn much on your journey to senior leadership and headship.  

Our school is unique, exciting and innovative – our philosophy is inclusive and founded on respect.  If you feel this fits with your own value set and you have a track record of leading change, raising standards and you strive for excellence, then this might be just the role for you.  

We aim to recruit staff who:

• Have both vision and capacity to lead a year group. 

• Are excited by their role and by the prospect of challenging young people to achieve their very best

• Love the processes of teaching and learning and are keen to continually develop their own skills; 

• Will subscribe to the ethos of the Academy and be committed to get the very best from our students; 

• Take every opportunity, in and out of the classroom, to talk to students, model expected behaviours and build positive relationships;

• Remain at the forefront of pedagogy, educational research and debate. 

• See themselves as having the potential to become senior school leaders of the future.

Closing Date: 9.00am Monday 31st January 2022

Short Listing: Monday 31st January 2022 

Interviews: Friday 4th February 2022

Pre-Application enquiries and visits are encouraged. Please contact Lee Starkey via email on the following address.  Lee.Starkey.@bexhillacademy.org 

We want to reassure applicants that effective measures have been implemented to ensure the health and wellbeing of all candidate’s staff and students whilst on academy premises during the Covid Pandemic.  Thank you for your cooperation during this difficult time.

To Apply: Please see our website www.bexhillacademy.org   under ‘community’ and then ‘vacancies’ for more details.  Please note that we do not accept CVs or approaches from agencies. Completed Bexhill Academy teacher application forms should be sent to academyhr@bexhillacademy.org 

Bexhill Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young children, therefore all positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).