Learning Resource Centre Manager (Librarian)
Bourne End Academy
Buckinghamshire
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Bucks Pay Range 4 £22,817 - £24,703 per annum pro rata
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required June 2018
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2018
Job overview
Bourne End Academy is an ambitious school which is defined equally by its high academic aspirations and its warmth and inclusivity. The school provides a good all-round education for our students. We are in a period of significant and positive change to ensure the school has a track record of achieving consistently good academic outcomes for all. It is located in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, and situated close to direct transport links into London. Bourne End Academy is part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust.
We are currently seeking to appoint an inspiring, innovative and enthusiastic Learning Resource Centre Manager to our academy, to provide a proactive, effective and efficient service. The successful candidate will:
- further develop the vision of BEA with a 21st century library; ensuring a balance of creativity and day-to-day practicality
- provide a high quality library service for the students, staff and members of the community ensuring that the Library is at the centre of learning throughout the school
- ensure that the Library is a dynamic and purposeful place where learning and managing information, both through independent study and facilitated by staff, can take place effectively and with a sense of passion and enjoyment
- contribute to improved literacy across the school through the management and coordination of our Accelerated Reader programme delivered to all Key Stage 3 students.
Please complete an application form and write a letter of application of no more than two sides of A4, to Andrea Jacobson, Headteacher, outlining your relevant experiences that make you an outstanding candidate for this post.
Please complete an application form and write a letter of application of no more than two sides of A4, to Andrea Jacobson, Headteacher outlining your relevant experiences that make you an outstanding candidate for this post.
Closing date: Noon – Noon Thursday 24 May 2018
Contact Lucy Gibbons (PA to Headteacher) for an application form, job description or for more information on 01628 819022 or lgibbons@bea.bucks.sch.uk.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Bourne End Academy
Previously known as The Wye Valley School, Bourne End Academy adopted its current moniker following its conversion to academy status in 2014, the school is now a part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust. With around 600 pupils aged 11-18 in a co-educational setting, Bourne End Academy is smaller than the average secondary school of its type. In terms of intake, the school has a higher than average number of students with Special Educational Needs, with the school providing a specially resourced unit for students with Autism.
Headteacher
Andrea Jacobson
Values and Vision
Bourne End Academy works closely with its academy partners to provide an extensive and well thought-out curriculum. The school offers a wide range of subjects, both vocational and academic, and strives to create a structured and disciplined learning environment, the school sets high standards for both behaviour and uniform, and is not shy about encouraging its students to work independent and properly guide their own learning. Aside from their academic studies, Bourne End also strives to equip students with the necessary life skills to become responsible adults, with the proper emotional and social intelligence.
Ofsted
“The welfare and personal development of pupils is fostered particularly well. There are carefully planned activities in lessons, assemblies and whole days devoted to events promoting pupils’ personal development and understanding of diverse topics. There is a culture of safety and, as a result, pupils say they feel safe in school.”
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