Key Role Information

Salary
£64691.00-£71330.00
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
28/01/2026 09:04
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Leadership Pay Scale | LPS10 - LPS14
Department
Senior Leadership Team
Key stage
Key Stage 3
Hours per week
32.50
Weeks per year
52.142
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Erdington Academy was graded Good by Ofsted in April 2023.


Erdington Academy is a vibrant school in Birmingham, we are looking for an expert practitioner to join our successful senior team. The successful candidate will provide the strategic leadership to the Commerce Department, this department includes a talented range of teachers covering Maths, Business, ICT and DT disciplines.  


What we offer: 

  • An experienced department that is well resourced 
  • Huge support and professional progression opportunities
  • Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources 
  • Disruption-free learning  
  • Highly visible/supportive senior leaders who will support you 
  • Centralised detentions 
  • No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching, helping you to continuously develop our practice 
  • Excellent CPD and career development opportunities.
  • Opportunity to complete NPQs  


This is an ideal opportunity for a colleague who is ambitious, creative and enthusiastic about helping students to learn in a strong supportive environment.


Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will therefore be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as well as providing evidence of qualifications.

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of[1]offenders-act-1974

Benefits

Perkbox Discount Platform
Discounts on a variety of online and high street stores, supermarkets and more
Perkbox Well being
A variety of wellness content to proactively support your heath and wellbeing
Employee Assistance Programme
Green Car Scheme

Qualifications

Degree in subject relevant to the school curriculumessential
Qualified Teacher Statusessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Awareness of child protection/safeguarding with up to date training (or willingness to undertake training)essential

Experience

Experience of working in an educational environment

Experience/Knowledge

Knowledge of school standards and procedures or willingness to train

Leadership

Adaptable - ability to adapt style to a variery of situations and peopleessential

Personal Attributes

Commitment to Trust aim and valuesessential
Committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)essential
Promotes a culture of Safeguardingessential
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, parents and students essential
Ability to work effectively within a team environmentessential
Ability to work effectively within a team environmentessential

Relevant Experience

Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential student informationessential

Erdington Academy

Gillian Mcnab

g.mcnab@fmat.co.uk

Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B24 8RE
Gillian Mcnab

Safeguarding Information

Fairfax Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.


Following the update of KCSIE 2023 Fairfax Multi Academy Trust will now carry out online checks of all appointments.


Fairfax Multi Academy Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.