Head of Department: Computer Science

• Experience of managing and leading a new initiative across a department or whole school;
• Evidence of involvement in transformational change within a department;
• Successful experience at teaching at all key stages;
• An outstanding classroom practitioner with a clear direction and vision for teaching;
• Good understanding of secondary curriculum;
• Knowledge of issues facing subject departments;
• Record of appropriate and continuing CPD;
• Good understanding of school improvement and Ofsted inspection programmes;
• Knowledge of departmental monitoring and tracking systems and their role in securing improvement;
• Ability to use data to analyse and evaluate performance.

• Your starting salary plus annual inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
• We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
• You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
• Flexible family friendly policies from day one
• We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
• All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
• Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
• Comprehensive induction and training process

You will also be automatically enrolled into our Employee Assistance Programme.

We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wellbeing policy and menopause policy, along with menopause champions based in our academies. Other benefits include:

• Free flu vaccinations;
• Free onsite parking;
• Employee discounts such as competitively priced Synergy Car Leasing;
• Access to various discount sites.

Commitment to safeguarding

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.