Teaching and Learning Adviser

Teaching and Learning Adviser
Management Grouping: Education & Children’s Services
Team: Schools & Educational Improvement

Job reference: ECS0000204

We are looking for a skilled and dedicated professional to join our education improvement team, in the first instance to take responsibility for developing English teaching and learning across Bexley.

You will have the opportunity to work in partnership with school-based colleagues to disseminate the best practice and facilitate research and development. Using your leadership and teaching skills to support other professionals, you will work closely with school leaders and managers, also other council officers to enhance pupils’ achievement.

As part of your role, you will provide advice, challenge and training to schools, within and beyond Bexley. You will also play a significant role in the statutory moderation role within and beyond Bexley.

You will have qualified teacher status with significant, recent experience of effective teaching and subject leadership in English. Your role will have contributed to improving the quality of teaching and learning across one or more schools.

You may have had experience as a leading teacher or specialist leader of education and you will have a passion for developing the teaching and learning of English and an interest in school improvement at both a subject and middle leadership level.

Enthusiasm and a determination to challenge and support schools and pupils to achieve their fullest potential is a must, with a creative approach to raising standards and overcoming barriers to learning.

Open to candidates on a permanent or a seconded basis

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service

What we offer:

• Our Choices Flexible Benefits Package includes lease car, and cash options to the value of £2,277 per annum
• Relocation Package up to £8,000
• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
• Performance Related Pay
• Up to 27 days Annual Leave (rising to 30 after 5 years’ service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlement
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• An excellent working environment at our fantastic new offices
• Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
• MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

View more about our employment deal here.

About us:

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

For an informal discussion please contact, Lauren Ovenden or Michelle Pickering in the Education Improvement Team on 0203 045 4951 / 0203 045 3391 or email on lauren.ovenden@bexley.gov.uk  or michelle.pickering@bexley.gov.uk

How to apply

Please visit https://jobs.bexley.gov.uk/wrlive  to find out more and apply. CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form. Closing date for application is 03/05/2018 and interviews are scheduled for 11/05/2018.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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