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APPLICATIONSCONTRACT: FULL TIME - PERMANENT CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 28 MARCH 2025 AT 12PM INTERVIEW DATE: WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 31 MARCH 2025 SALARY: BAND E 7-11 (£25,584 - £27,269 per annum) START DATE: As soon as possible PLEASE SEND APPLICATIONS TO [email protected] Recruitment Pack Application Form CVs will not be considered Appointments are subject to the successful candidate obtaining a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure (via the Disclosure Barring Service). Along with the application form, please provide a supporting statement of no more than 1000 words that illustrates your suitability for the job, referencing the job description, person specification and your relevant experience. Further details and an application form can be downloaded from www.birkdalehigh.co.uk or obtained from Ms Karen Anslow at the school. Southport Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be requested to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. At least one member of our recruitment team for this post is Safer Recruitment trained and we adhere to Southport Learning Trust’s Recruitment and Selection Policy for Employees and Volunteers.We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. As the only 11-16 all-boys academy in Sefton, Birkdale High School aims to be a beacon for outstanding practice in the education of boys and be the school of choice for all boys in the Southport community and beyond. We passionately believe that a single-sex setting at this particular stage of a boy’s education is the ideal environment for them to grow in confidence, close the attainment gap with girls and develop their love of learning. Our boys are able to mature at their own pace, supported and challenged by staff who are experts in teaching boys, and surrounded by peers to whom they can closely relate. Our vision is driven by the strong moral imperative that it is our mission to provide all our boys with a first class education, outstanding outcomes and better life chances. We seek to challenge stereotypes,we are ambitious for every boy we teach and we want to see a society that benefits from the contributions of our well-educated, well-rounded and empowered young men. We believe that every child, regardless of their background, should be able to fulfil their academic potential and go on to thrive amongst the demands and expectations of life in modern Britain andbeyond. The school’s motto is “Aspire – Thrive – Succeed” and underpins its ethos and approach.We aim to engage, support, stretch and challenge all boys by providing them with a range of exciting opportunities; a varied and purposeful curriculum and a strong set of core values, demanding of all its students the highest standards in all they undertake whilst supporting them in the fulfilment of their personal and academic potential. We are proud of our academic achievements and the examinations success of our boys over the years.These achievements would not be possible without our talented and dedicated staff, who work tirelessly to engage and challenge each and every student, or without the hard work of the boys and the support of their parents and carers. We also have a sporting record that is second to none amongst the local schools, whether on the track,the field or the court. We regularly top the local league tables and enjoy success at regional and national level too. We strive to be an inclusive school, an outward facing centre of academic, professional and personal achievement, prepared to lead, learn from and collaborate with all available partners in the pursuit of excellence for our pupils and staff. You would be joining the Southport Learning Trust, a family of eight schools which includes six secondary schools and two primary schools in the locality where you would gain support from a wider group of senior leaders. Schools in our Trust include Birkdale High School, Bedford Primary School,Greenbank High School, Kew Woods Primary School, Maghull High School, Meols Cop High School, Range High School and Stanley High School. Being part of a Trust would give you the opportunity to share and be involved in developing practice across multiple schools. You would benefit from an excellent Employee Assistance Programme and a commitment to your well-being and professional development.Please see separate document in relation to well-being. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to visit us, meet our team and most importantly, get to know our incredible students. To organise a tour ahead of application, please contact the PA to the leadership team, Karen Anslow on [email protected] Birkdale-Application-Form-updated-Sept-22-FV-1.docx

During the pandemic we all went online, lucky we had locker connect installed and created all our Google Classes directly from Sims and we have happily used Google Classrooms since (Most resources are now in Classroom). Now the question is has anyone experience of how to do end of year? Do we: Archive all classes and then create new classes for the new year? (Teachers would be able to re-use posts from the previous year) Or Simply rename the Google Classroom from 10Tc to 11Tc keeping all work and assessment scores? Or Go to a Classroom template model were HODs create a template Classroom with all resources then copy it out (Only really works for year 7 & 8 who are taught in form groups mainly) Or Any other suggestions? I would be keen to speak to anyone who went through the process last year and the route they chose, pros cons etc as I would like to give SLT options before they put the question to middle leaders. Background is: All boys High school Windows Google G Suite Sims/ Moving to Arbor in the summer Locker Connect as our MIS integration with Google.

Does anyone know if this can bulk register the students for their test? Major job for admin registering our 800 students for a test when they come back. - - - Updated - - - https://uk.schoolscreener.com/school-covid-manager/ Does anyone know if this can bulk register the students for their test? Major job for admin registering our 800 students for a test when they come back.

Birkdale High School is a popular and successful all-boys 11-16 comprehensive Academy with an excellent reputation, outstanding pastoral care and above national average academic results. The governors would like to appoint an innovative, hard-working and talented ICT Technician to support the work of the academy and its pupils. Main Purpose: To support the development and use of ICT across the school for curriculum and administrative purposes To assist in the day to day running of the Birkdale High School Academy IT system to achieve minimum downtime and optimum end user satisfaction To ensure there is a reliable IT system across the Birkdale High School Academy To utilise emerging technologies to support administrative functions To support the development of staff/pupil skills If you would like to be part of an establishment that highly values its staff and provides opportunities for further development please contact us for an application pack Further details and an application form can be downloaded below or obtained from Ms Karen Anslow at the school. Completed application forms should be emailed to [email protected] by 12pm on Wednesday 18 March 2020. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place Wednesday 25 March 2020. Person Specification.pdf Job Description.pdf Application Form - Support Staff - Aug 2011.doc

ICT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Permanent Full time Contract – February 2020 Salary Scale 7 (£19,554 - £21,166) Birkdale High School is a popular and successful all-boys 11-16 comprehensive Academy with an excellent reputation, outstanding pastoral care and above national average academic results. The governors would like to appoint an innovative, hard-working and talented ICT Technician to support the work of the academy and its pupils. Main Purpose: • To support the development and use of ICT across the school for curriculum and administrative purposes • To assist in the day to day running of the Birkdale High School Academy IT system to achieve minimum downtime and optimum end user satisfaction • To ensure there is a reliable IT system across the Birkdale High School Academy • To utilise emerging technologies to support administrative functions • To support the development of staff/pupil skills If you would like to be part of an establishment that highly values its staff and provides opportunities for further development please contact us for an application pack Further details and an application form can be downloaded below or from www.birkdalehigh.co.uk or obtained from Ms Karen Anslow at the school. Completed application forms should be emailed to [email protected] by 12.00pm on Tuesday 25 February 2020. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on week commencing Monday 2 March 2020. Birkdale High School safeguards children and actively promotes their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to the acquisition of an enhanced DBS certificate with barred list information through the Disclosure and Barring Service and further checks as required. All teaching positions will also be subject to a prohibition order check. Application Form - Support Staff - Aug 2011.doc ICT Technician - Person Specification January 2020.doc Job Description - ICT Technician January 2020.docx ICT TECHNICIAN ADVERT - JANUARY 2020.docx

The arbor sales guy did say the way they normally work for secondaries is first a general presentation then a "deep dive" were they spend time with different departments.

Thanks. I went to an Arbor presentation and it looked very good seemed to cover most of what Sims does. It seemed to have great reporting and they where marketing it as about 30% cheaper than Sims. Downside was it had no staff appraisal section.

Hi So we are a secondary school and as far as I can see there is no hope left for Sims moving forward. I would like to know if any other schools have moved off Sims to a new MIS and what they have moved to and the issues they faced. Thanks

ICT SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Permanent Full time Contract – February 2020 Salary Scale 7 (£19,554 - £21,166) Birkdale High School is a popular and successful all-boys 11-16 comprehensive Academy with an excellent reputation, outstanding pastoral care and above national average academic results. The governors would like to appoint an innovative, hard-working and talented ICT Technician to support the work of the academy and its pupils. Main Purpose: • To support the development and use of ICT across the school for curriculum and administrative purposes • To assist in the day to day running of the Birkdale High School Academy IT system to achieve minimum downtime and optimum end user satisfaction • To ensure there is a reliable IT system across the Birkdale High School Academy • To utilise emerging technologies to support administrative functions • To support the development of staff/pupil skills If you would like to be part of an establishment that highly values its staff and provides opportunities for further development please contact us for an application pack Further details and an application form can be downloaded below or from www.birkdalehigh.co.uk or obtained from Ms Karen Anslow at the school. Completed application forms should be emailed to [email protected] by 12.00pm on Tuesday 25 February 2020. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on week commencing Monday 2 March 2020. Application Form - Support Staff - Aug 2011.doc ICT Technician - Person Specification January 2020.doc Job Description - ICT Technician January 2020.docx ICT TECHNICIAN ADVERT - JANUARY 2020.docx Birkdale High School safeguards children and actively promotes their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to the acquisition of an enhanced DBS certificate with barred list information through the Disclosure and Barring Service and further checks as required. All teaching positions will also be subject to a prohibition order check.