Standards Leader

Fullhurst Community College; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A local secondary school in the East Midlands is looking for a Standards Leader to take on a full-time role leading the setting of standards and managing the behaviour policy for a designated year group. The ideal candidate will be an experienced teacher committed to supporting students and staff. The school offers a supportive environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for professional development. This position fits into the school's mission of improving the lives of young people in the community.

Benefits

Extensive CPD programme

Free electric car charging

Access to on-site gym

Counselling service

Eye care vouchers

Annual flu jab

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Full time, experienced teacher with leadership skills.
• Able to uphold standards for a designated year group.
• Strong management of the behaviour policy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the setting and upholding of standards for a designated year group.
• Manage the Behaviour Support Leader and ensure high-quality care.
• Provide guidance and support for students and staff.

Job description

Post title : Standards Leader

Salary : Leadership Scale Points 6 - 10 (actual £58,569 - £64,691)

Contract type : Full time and permanent

Line Managed by : Designated member of SLT

Responsible to : Executive Headteacher

We are looking to recruit a full time, experienced teacher to take the position of a Standards Leader at the school, to strategically lead the setting and upholding of standards for a designated year group with students, staff and other stakeholders, to lead and manage the systematic and robust application of the behaviour policy for a designated year group, to effectively line manage the Behaviour Support Leader for a designated year group, and to lead high quality care, guidance and support for a designated year group.

Fullhurst Community College is an over‑subscribed and multi‑award‑winning secondary school for 11‑16‑year‑olds based across two impressive campuses in Braunstone, Leicestershire. Our school is dedicated to our local community, and we passionately believe in transforming the lives of young people from one of the most deprived communities in the UK by ensuring that every student has the very best life chances made available to them.

Further details about the role, including the information pack and application form are available from the attachments section. We warmly encourage prospective applicants to visit our school to discover what makes it so unique.

We can offer you :

• Commitment to providing a supportive and developmental culture for all staff, through an extensive CPD programme.
• Dedicated time is set aside for the department to plan collectively and therefore reduce workload.
• We do not conduct formal lesson observations.
• We’re committed to equality and diversity; this is an area of responsibility for a member of our SLT and a linked Governor.
• Free electric car charging
• Free access to our fully equipped on‑site gym and preferable rates for college facilities hire
• Vivup counselling service offering telephone or face‑to‑face appointments, 365 days a year.
• Eye care vouchers - help with your eye care if your work involves significant periods of time looking at a computer screen
• Annual flu jab - to protect against those winter germs
• We provide a wide range of activities and events for staff to relax and enjoy across the year
• Cycle to work scheme - designed to promote healthy travel to work and reduce carbon footprint

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to keeping children and young people safe from harm and abuse and to promoting their welfare, and we expect that everyone who comes to work for us will share the same commitment. Fulfilling this responsibility includes making sure that our recruitment process includes a range of measures to identify those who may be unsuitable to work with children and young people. In addition, all roles within the school / college are covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, and are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. These posts may also be subject to further DBS re‑checks at appropriate intervals. Further information about what the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 means for applicants is provided on the Application Form. Please note that having a criminal record is not an automatic bar from working with us : whether or not your criminal record has a bearing on the post you have applied for will be carefully considered as part of the recruitment process. This may involve a discussion with yourself about the circumstances and background to your offences