Clerk to BCAT Trust and BCGS LGB - Casual

Barton Court Grammar School, Canterbury

• Ref:KCC886-5444-217S
• Posted:27/01/2021
• Pay:£25,692-£29,299 pro rata for Level 3 trained Clerk
• Start Date:1 March 2021
• App Close Date:08/02/2021 at 09:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Clerk to BCAT Trust and BCGS LGB

£25,692 - £29,299 pro rata for Level 3 trained Clerk

Our Trust

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.

It currently consists of two secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020, and The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, which came out of special measures and is rated “Requires Improvement” by Ofsted in June 2019 and is a rapidly improving school. The Trust is also opening Barton Manor Free School, an 11 – 18 years non-selective mixed school in the heart of Canterbury on the former Chaucer School site in September 2022 to Year 7.

The Post

We require an experienced and well-qualified Clerk for both BCAT Trustees and BCGS Local Governing Body to work with already established Boards and to provide additional clerking capacity to the Free School, Barton Manor School, when this opens in September 2022. You should be experienced and well-qualified at clerking a Multi-Academy Trust, but the Trust will provide training and support for Level 3 training and accreditation in Certificate in Clerking Schools & Academy Boards if this is not yet achieved.

This is a zero hours contract so flexibility with working hours is required although we anticipate approximately 20 hours per week/38 weeks per year, mainly, but not exclusively in term time.

A handover period with the existing Clerk, who will remain in place at The Charles Dickens School, will be available.

Candidates must have their own transport.

A well-qualified and experienced Clerk with Level 3 accreditation will receive BCAT pay scale 8 (£25,692 - £29,299 pro rata); a Clerk with less experience and without a Level 3 qualification will receive BCAT pay scale 7 (£22,581 - £25,564 pro rata) and will be expected to commit to Level 3 training.

Deadline - Monday 8 February 2021@ 9am - Early applications are encouraged and will be considered before the deadline.

How to Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only using the School's application form.  CVs will not be accepted.  On the website visit the information page and click on Recruitment.  Please email your application to rlight@bartoncourt.org.  If you wish to discuss this post or arrange a visit, please contact Mrs Roberta Light, Personnel Manager on 01227 464600.

Barton Court Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List of Children.

Information about the school

Barton Court Grammar School is an 11-18 years, selective, co-educational, grammar school close to the heart of Canterbury, Kent. The School is highly popular and has an excellent reputation in the local community and was recognised by Ofsted, in February 2020, as a “Good” school with many “Outstanding” features including Leadership & Management, Personal Development and Behaviour & Attitudes.

Barton Court Grammar School is part of Barton Court Academy Trust which is a small, yet ambitious Trust in East Kent. Currently BCAT comprises of Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School, a non-selective school in Broadstairs and Barton Manor School, a free school that opened in September 2022. Being part of a small Trust affords us the opportunity to engage in meaningful collaboration and develop more personalised CPD for staff at all levels. Career opportunities have been enhanced for support staff, teachers and School leaders as a result of the collaboration within BCAT and a significant number of staff have secured new roles that see them having impact on staff and students alike across more than one school in our Trust.

BCGS has excellent facilities and we opened a new multi-million-pound learning facility housing state of-the-art science laboratories, new canteen facilities and 6 new Mathematics classrooms just before the pandemic.

We are very proud of our student achievements with consistently strong GCSE and A Level results and the vast majority of our students going onto secure university places. Barton Court Grammar School is an innovative and forward-thinking school. It attracts many international students Post-16, which supports our culture and ethos of developing responsible global citizens, with cultural and international awareness, who positively contribute to our school and the wider community.

Excellence in teaching and learning is at the heart of our school. In January 2023 the School was re-accredited for the third time as an Advanced Thinking School in recognition of the outstanding work we do in cognitive education. A Thinking School is “A learning community in which all members share a common language; where thinking strategies and tools are used across the curriculum and teachers and students have sound understanding of metacognition where the school generates high levels of achievement and an excitement and enthusiasm for learning” (Thinking Matters). We are extremely proud to be the only Thinking School in East Kent and one of a few Advanced Thinking Schools in the UK.

We have an ambitious curriculum with all students studying a compressed KS3 and opting at the end of Year 8 for their GCSE courses. Students take their GCSEs at the end of Year 11. An individualised learning curriculum catering for the needs of learners is in place at KS4. The School is currently looking for ways to further innovate its curriculum offer in the Sixth Form. The School offers a supportive environment where teachers, leaders and support staff are all challenged to develop and grow.

We hope your application will enhance the quality of staff we have in the school for the benefit of students and staff alike.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Kate Trevor
• Address:Longport, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1PH
• Telephone: 01227 464600
• Email: ktrevor@bartoncourt.org

Fax: 01227 781399

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• BCAT Information Pack
• BCAT Clerk Job Description
• BCAT Recruitment of Clerk to BCAT
• Self Disclosure Form
• Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form