Profile: Bexley Council

More to offer.

With the bright lights of central London and the ‘Garden of England’ both only a stone’s throw away, Bexley’s able to offer all the benefits of capital, countryside, coast and continent on it’s doorstep.

Bexley’s really strong on the education front. We are passionate about providing environments where our pupils can be inspired to learn, whatever their age.

Bexley as a whole is rightly proud to be in a prestige group of local authorities which have seen significant and sustained improvement for five years running.

What are the schools really like?
How long have you got? We’ve literally every kind of school you can imagine in Bexley. Rural, urban, large, small, primary, secondary, special needs, selective, academies – whatever you want from a school, you’ll find it in our borough. To apply for current Support Staff and Teaching vacancies within Bexley schools please visit our website: www.bexley.gov.uk/schoolworkforce

Professional Development for the Whole School Workforce
We believe that on-going professional development for those working in schools is central to further improving the quality of education we provide to our pupils. Schools will encourage you to attend local and national courses to increase your own skills and, of course, their worth to pupils. Bexley signposts opportunities for gaining further professional qualifications, whether as a support worker, teacher, school leader or head teacher.

Bexley Education Supply Team (BEST)
We are now recruiting Primary, Secondary, and Special Educational Needs Teachers for our new supply service: BEST, working in partnership with Supreme Education Plc, the online Teacher Recruitment Consultancy.

Teachers will be able to accept day-to-day, short term and long term assignments in the borough online or over the telephone 24/7 through our automated staffing technology. For further details of to pre-register email: www.supreme-education.com or call 07983 854366.

Bexley’s Secondary Newly Qualified Teacher Recruitment Pool Day
23rd April 2009, Marriot Hotel, Bexleyheath
Bexley School Workforce Development Team and Bexley Schools have organised this event to give you the opportunity to meet and speak to teachers during information interviews, as well as to visit schools you might be interested in. A lunchtime seminar has been organised to give further information on housing, childcare and support during your NQT induction year. We aim to offer you all the information you need about teaching in the London Borough of Bexley. To find out more and to book your place please call 020 8836 8278 or email: [email protected].

We recognise the value of diversity within the community and our workforce and the contribution made by people from different backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring that our services meet the varied and complex needs of people living and working in the Borough.

We will make sure our employment is accessible to everyone and that we actively value and celebrate the wide variety of lifestyles and cultures within the borough.

We are committed to providing high quality services that everyone can access.

Our commitment is supported by a legal duty to provide all services and employment opportunities fairly, without unlawful discrimination. We believe we have a strong moral and social duty to recognise any unlawful discrimination, take steps to challenge prejudice and discrimination and promote equality.

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