Vacancies and waiting lists in Brent secondary schools

An FoI request has revealed secondary school vacancies in Ark Elvin Academy, Newman Catholic College and Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College. Crest Academy and Ark Elvin are more popular than in previous years and the controversial Michaela Academy Free School has a large waiting list. No secondary child is without a school place although the waiting lists show that many would like to transfer to other schools. All Brent secondary schools are now academies or religious schools, none are under the control of the local authority.

The figures are for the January 2018  'in year' census and will have changed to some extent since then. There are plans for a new secondary school in North Brent as the previous primary bulge pupils move into the secondary phase.

 

School Name	Round	Vacancies (unfilled places)	Waiting List
Alperton Community School	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	3
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	6
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	2
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	2
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	0
Ark Academy	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	4
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	1
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	1
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	0
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	1
Ark Elvin Academy	2017-18 Y07 In Year	9	0
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	32	0
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	52	1
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	25	1
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	16	0
Capital City Academy	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	2
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	19
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	21
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	1	10
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	17
Claremont High School	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	24
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	1	33
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	30
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	20
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	5	11
Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College	2017-18 Y07 In Year	22	0
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	10	1
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	11	0
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	3	0
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	9	0
JFS	2017-18 Y07 In Year	6	0
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	0
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	0
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	11	0
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	14	0
Kingsbury High School	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	27
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	32
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	1	30
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	1	20
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	6	18
Michaela Community School	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	47
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	48
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	29
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	2	19
Newman Catholic College	2017-18 Y07 In Year	46	0
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	12	1
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	7	4
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	26	5
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	1
Preston Manor School	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	19
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	1	10
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	2	5
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	2
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	2	4
Queens Park Community School	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	17
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	26
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	16
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	17
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	16
St Gregorys Catholic Science College	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	9
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	17
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	2	14
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	9
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	7
The Crest Academy	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	10
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	20
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	32	25
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	15	17
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	6	15
Wembley High Technology College	2017-18 Y07 In Year	0	6
	2017-18 Y08 In Year	0	5
	2017-18 Y09 In Year	0	1
	2017-18 Y10 In Year	0	1
	2017-18 Y11 In Year	0	0

Pupil vacancies and waiting lists in Brent schools

A snap-shot of Brent schools rolls taken on March 29th shows that on that date there were no primary school pupils without school places. Waiting lists consisted of children who were attending one school but wanted to tranfer to another. This is often because parents want siblings together at the same school and put names down for when a vacancy arises.  Children may be on the waiting lists of several schools.

Primary schools that have recently expanded tend to have some unfilled places. Harlesden Primary School had 25 vacancies in Reception, Uxendon Manor 21 and Strathcona-Roe Green 11.

The longest waiting lists for Reception spaces (children are already attending other schools as stated above) were: Wembley Primary 36, St Josephs RC Infants 25, Park Lane 25, Barham 23, Ark Academy and Islamia 21 and Chalkhill 20.

The closure of the private Gower House school on Blackbird Hill, Kingsbury, at the end of the Summer Term LINK will see 137 primary pupils looking for a school plcae  although they may transfer to other private schools.

The controversial proposed expansion of Byron Court from the current 3 classes of 30 to 5 classes of 30 seems unsupported by the relatively low waiting list of 9 children for a reception place.

The figures reveal that Crest Academy has 189 of 330 places unfilled in Year 7.  Crest is in the same area where Gladstone Free School wants to set up. Ark Elvin had 71of 240 places unfilled in Year 7  and Newman College 47 of 150 Year 7 places unfilled. In total there were 322 vacancies in Year 7. 195 in Year 8, 160 in Year 9, 113 in Year 10 and 81 in Year 11.

Ark Elvin figures may be out of date because the school (along with several others - see notes on spreadsheet below) does not take part in Brent Council's co-ordination of 'In Year' admissions.

Brent Council is expecting increased demand for secondary places as the increased primary roll moves on to secondary school and there are plans for a new secondary free school in Brent North. From these figures this might detrimentally impact on Ark Elvin.

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Other job vacancies in Brent (NOT £111k pa)

For balance, having advertised the £111k jobs with Brent Council here are some other opportunities locally


EVENT STEWARDING & CUSTOMER SERVICE

AP Security are recruiting approximately 200 stewards aged 19+ to work on event days of choosing. This very much a customer service job and training is provided. Pay is £7.51 an hour. Aged 19+
Apply preferably by 21st February by emailing hr@apsecurity.co.uk including your postal address and a CV if you have one to receive an application form. You may be given a time to attend a recruitment event at the Yellow Pavilion.

CARE & SUPPORT WORKERS (x10)

Metropolitan is a leading provider of integrated housing services, care and support and community regeneration. We manage over 38,000 affordable homes for rent and sale to those with greatest need, along with a range of care and support services.

We are currently recruiting for a team of care and support workers (on a full time and part time basis) for a new Extra Care contract in Brent.  The service is expected to open in on 1st April 2016 and we are looking for enthusiastic and experienced care and support workers to join the new manager in providing a high quality extra care service our customers aged over 50 years old.

The service is a purpose built 99 unit extra care service located near central Middlesex hospital. We are looking for people who have a good understanding of how to deliver a personalised flexible service and demonstrable skills in enabling people to maintain their independence  to live a fulfilled and happy life. You will identify with understanding the importance of the whole person, ensuring their wellbeing, as well as their direct care needs are met fully. We are looking for flexible people who are creative in their approach to care and support and a “can do” attitude.

Essential criteria

* Experience of delivering personal care with dignity and respect in a  similar setting

* A desire to work with Older persons to maximise their independence and wellbeing

* A “Can Do” attitude and a positive approach to problem solving.

* Excellent communication, team working and report writing skills (incl IT)

* Flexible approach and an ability to work a variety of shift patterns

* Demonstrable understanding of Safeguarding legislation and guidelines

* Demonstrable understanding of working within CQC legislation and outcomes.

* Experience of creating and reviewing support plans & risk assessments

Desirable criteria

* NVQ level 3 in health and Social Care

Key Accountabilities

* Enabling customers to live as independently as possible in their own homes

* Delivering personal care in a dignified and personalised way in line with their support plan

* Creating and reviewing support plans in line with the customer’s needs

* Working to all Metropolitans policies and procedures

* Alerting and recording all safeguarding concerns and incidents in line with all local procedures

* Maintaining your own personal development to remain skilled to fulfil the role

* Working as part of a team to ensure the safe and effective delivery of the care and support to the customers

* Working flexibly to meet the needs of the service including working weekends, bank holidays.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• 25 days paid annual leave plus eight public holidays
• Full training and support
• DBS paid for by us
• Contributory pension scheme
• Access to our benefits portal providing discounts on a variety of products and services, including the ability to choose your own flexible benefits package including dental insurance, health cash plan and critical illness cover

The closing date for this role is Sunday 21st February 2016 at 11pm

Face to Face interviews will take place throughout February, March and April as there is a large number of roles available.

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications have been received.

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Jobs for Chalkhill and Metropolitan Housing residents

Chalkhill Jobs is run by Olmec's Solid Foundations project in Brent and funded by Well London and Metropolitan Housing. Our aim is to find sustainable employment for Metropolitan Housing residents living in North West London and for residents of the Chalkhill Estate in Wembley Park.

We provide employment support via appointment and through the Job Seeking Support Service which runs from the Chalkhill Community Centre (near Asda) computer room during the following times:

Mon: 10 – 12
Thu: 10 – 12

If you are a Chalkhill or Metropolitan resident drop in for expert assistance with CV Writing, interview advice, application forms, and job search, or simply to ask for the most up to date list of jobs we're currently recruiting for.

The computer room is also open on a Tuesday between 10am and 4pm for residents to use the facilities for job, education, or house swap purposes.

If you would like us to consider your CV for our live vacancies or want to make an appointment for specific advice please email katie.gerrard@olmec-ec.org.uk

LINK to current vacancies

Housing Co-op has vacancies in Barham Park

The 476 Housing co-op has some one and three bedroom properties available on the Barham Park Estate in Brent. The estate is a three minutes walk from Sudbury Town tube and ten minutes walk away from Wembley Central which is a joint underground/overground station.

All the flats are in very good unfurnished condition, and should be available for twelve months rental.

As the co-op is a fully mutual organisation founded to provide housing at a fair rent, we do our best to keep the costs as low as possible. The three bedroom flats are ideal for benefits claimants under the age of 35 years who are prepared to share, and all the properties are rented out for less than the Local Housing Allowance for that part of Brent.

If you or anyone you know is interested please contact info@476housing.org.uk as soon as possible.

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