Year Manager

Year Manager
Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road
Sedgefield
TS21 3DD

Grade 8, Point 20-25
Salary: Full Time Equivalent £28,371-£32,020, Actual Salary £24,988-£28,202
Permanent
37 hours per week, term time only plus 5 additional days

The Trustees are seeking to appoint, as soon as possible, a Year Manager for Sedgefield Community College.

Would you like to progress your career in a school judged by OFSTED as ‘outstanding’, a school where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the entire North East and Cumbria region? Would you also like to work in a fantastic, recently built school, set in one of County Durham’s most scenic areas? If the answer to each of these questions is ‘yes’ then Sedgefield Community College could be right for you.

The Year Manager is expected to manage aspects of student development, guidance and well-being including liaising with staff, students, parents and other external agencies.  In addition, the post holder would be expected to closely monitor the progress of all students within the year group and be proactive in promoting the positive ethos of the college.

The successful applicant will be an energetic professional who is committed to ensuring all young people are given the opportunity to achieve in a safe, caring and stimulating environment.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in Sedgefield, the west of Newcastle and in Pennywell, Sunderland. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.  For all employee benefits, please visit the Laidlaw Schools Trust Benefits Page – https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/120/benefits

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1. Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact the school office on 01740 617777 to arrange a visit.  Please note that school is closed until Wednesday 6^th September, all enquiries will be dealt with after this date. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Penny Walmsley, Headteacher’s P.A. p.walmsley@sedgefield.cc

Closing Date: 12 noon Thursday 14^th September 2023
Candidates who have not been contacted by Thursday 21^st September 2023; can assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: To be confirmed
Applications should be returned to:  personnel@sedgefield.cc
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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