Library Resource Leader
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade F – SCP 25 – 29 Term Time including 5 inset days (39 weeks)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October 2018
- Apply by:
- 8 October 2018
Job overview
Library Resource Leader - 37 hours per week - Term Time
Applications are welcome for the position of Library Resource Leader at Pleckgate High School. This is a special opportunity for an outstanding, ambitious and dynamic person to join the school at an exciting phase of its journey to outstanding. As the Library Resource Leader in school, you will be responsible for strategically and operationally leading the development of the Library and literacy resources to ensure it is the hub of the school with a focus on ensuring student make good progress and develop a love of reading.
The primary focus will be to work under the professional direction of the Lead Practitioner for literacy, oracy and numeracy and within an agreed system of supervision in delivering library sessions & lessons. Overseeing the Accelerated Reader (AR) program, tracking the progress of students and intervening as required to support progress. Working alongside the Lead Practitioner for literacy, oracy and numeracy to promote reading and raise the profile of reading across the school.
The Library Resource Leader will be expected to progress pupils’ learning and to assess, record and report on development, progress and attainment as agreed with the Lead Practitioner for literacy, oracy and numeracy. In addition, they will be expected to promote reading around the school and continually update the reading school section of the website. There will also be an expectation to work with the lead for CEIAG to ensure that the library becomes a hub for careers education as well as supporting future pathways for pupils.
Attached documents
About Pleckgate High School
Message from the Head Teacher
“Pupils enjoy learning and are kind to each other. They feel happy and safe and part of a caring community and trust staff to support them when they need it”. Ofsted 2023
Dear Candidate,
We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.
At Pleckgate everyone is committed to providing the best educational experiences and opportunities for our students. At the heart of the school's work is a commitment to high quality teaching and learning and achievement for all: for our students to be safe, happy and successful developing as individuals into caring, responsible citizens who participate fully in school life and are proud of their achievements. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and everybody is responsible for creating a culture of high expectations and academic excellence. Our most recent Ofsted report, March 2023, positively reported “Leaders and staff have high expectations & set high standards for staff & pupils’”. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.
We are proud of our achievements - our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. Ofsted also commented, “Subject curriculums are expertly designed with a careful selection of the most important knowledge for pupils”. We are committed to the pursuit of outstanding teaching and learning alongside the highest possible academic, personal and moral standards. This commitment is built upon a shared belief in hard work, self-reflection and a culture of respect and support for others.
We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.
As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.
If you have any questions about our school, or the role itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch and please visit our school website http://www.pleckgate.com to get a flavour of what we have to offer.
Yours sincerely
Aishling McGinty
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