Bacon’s has long been an important part of the fabric of the local community in South East London and has served the community in its various forms for over three hundred years. We are proud of that history and determined to meet the needs of students today and tomorrow. The school joined United Learning in 2018 and has gone from strength to strength since.
Bacon’s is a thriving community that is welcoming of students of all faiths and those of none. Staff and students value the distinctive nature of its Christian ethos to which every member of our community contributes. Our values are courage, compassion, respect, faith and integrity.
We are fortunate to offer fantastic media and IT facilities and excellent sporting provision. Learning is at the heart of everything we do. Part of our mission statement is that ‘students are exhorted to achieve academic and personal excellence’. We have the highest aspirations for our students, determined that anyone can achieve highly and overcome any barriers that may lie in their path. We do not apologise for insisting that all students behave well and work hard.
Bacon’s achievements were recognised by Ofsted in June 2022 when we received a grading of ‘Good’ overall and in every area. In 2024 our GCSE outcomes were our best ever with 56% of students achieving grade 5+ in English and Maths and a P8 of +0.4. Our VI form results were excellent with 58% of grades at A*-B. This is an exciting time to be joining Bacon’s as we seek to continuously improve and be a great school in every respect.
Librarian
Location: Bacon’s College, London, SE16
Salary: United Learning Support Staff Pay Scale
39 weeks a year. 37.5 hours a week
Closing Date: Monday 15 June at 3pm
The role
The library is the heart of the school’s learning community and focus for learning resources within the school a place where all students of all abilities feel comfortable. It is constantly evolving and developing to take account of both the changing curricular needs and outside pressures.
The librarian is the expert used by the school community for inquiry and research. Librarians support critical literacy, information literacy, technology literacy and multimodal development as part of their work.
The librarian will be expected to consult the teaching staff, usually through the Curriculum Leaders on their needs, and the continuing relevance of the stocks already held. S/he will also advise the teaching staff of the resources available on a temporary basis from elsewhere, providing assistance, where appropriate, on particular projects.
About you
If you are an experienced academic librarian preferably with a Degree and /or Diploma in Librarianship accredited by CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals), or who has experience of working in a school environment with and school library filing systems, looking to join a well-established school, we would welcome your application.
United Learning
United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, perks, benefits, health care, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have up to eight INSET days per year and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.
Bacon’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all who work at the school to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
