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Cockshut Hill School
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
- Success through Endeavour
- Ambition through Challenge
- Strength through Diversity
We are seeking to appoint a talented individual with a passion for reading and providing students with the best possible access to the richest learning resources. The role presents an exciting opportunity to become part of our professional and friendly support team.
About Our School
Cockshut Hill School is rated Good with Outstanding features in our recent Ofsted inspection. It is part of the Summit Learning Trust, which comprises Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles Academy, four primary schools, and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos.
This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic development of the school library, ensuring it supports the educational aims and objectives of the school.
- In conjunction with senior and middle leaders, contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of the school library policy.
- Establish the library as a central hub for reading, literacy, research, independent learning, and academic support.
- Lead and coordinate initiatives that promote reading for pleasure across the school.
- Organise and support reading events, author visits, literacy celebrations, competitions, and enrichment activities.
- Support targeted learners with reading interventions designed to improve reading fluency, comprehension, and confidence.
About You
The successful candidate will:
- Be highly organised and will oversee the development of learning resources across the school.
- Have an excellent understanding of the role and expectations.
- Have a minimum of grade C in English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) and have experience of the Microsoft packages (including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
Why Join Summit Learning Trust?
- A welcoming, supportive, and inclusive working environment.
- Commitment to your professional development with high-quality CPD opportunities and career progression.
- Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and a wide range of employee benefits.
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people.
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Informal conversations are warmly welcomed and visits to the Academy are encouraged. Please contact Claire Pilkington at claire.pilkington@cockshuthill.org.uk to arrange this.
We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and communities. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s Barred List check, and online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is available to view here. If you require the application form in a different format, please contact hr.enquiries@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.
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