Behaviour for Learning Leader


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Erith, DA18 4DW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Nov 2026
Closing date:	25 Nov 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are currently looking to appoint an experienced Behaviour for Learning Lead to join us at Harris Garrard Academy.

The actual salary for this role will be £32,787 - £34,790 (41 weeks per year, 37.5 hours per week

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• Proven success in raising achievement

• High level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement

• Good understanding of creative whole school strategies for improving literacy and numeracy and the importance of this in raising achievement

• Willingness to use coaching as a model for ensuring on-going professional development

• Ideally, experience in multi-ethnic urban schools

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

What the school offers its staff

Harris Garrard Academy is an all-through 3–18 academy with approximately 1350 pupils on roll and joined the Harris Federation as a sponsored academy in September 2017. The academy is based in Thamesmead in a purpose built building. We are now on a journey towards “Outstanding”, led by highly experienced executive principals with proven track records of school transformation. Our vision is clear: nothing is impossible and everything is possible, irrespective of personal characteristics or background. Every problem has a solution. We believe we are more robust, resilient and determined as a team than as a group of individuals. We support, challenge and hold each other to account at all levels within the academy to ensure that our students achieve their potential, are motivated, engaged and fully prepared for life beyond our academy.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Further details about the role

The purpose of your role will be:

• To lead and support a vibrant and successful Learning Hub

• Ensuring excellent behaviour for learning within the Learning Hub

• To monitor and support the achievement of students in one Hub

• To lead, manage and ensure the successful delivery of the Academy's vision for individual student achievement

• To lead, advise and support a team of coaches

• To play a significant part in all aspects of the community life of the Academy

• To be part of the team which holds significant responsibility for managing the efficient and effective day to day running day of the Academy

• To lead on pastoral, social, emotional and behavioural issues for students in one Hub

Commitment to safeguarding

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

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