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Curriculum Leader: IT & Computing

Stanborough School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6YR

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• Job start date

  1 September 2020

• Closing date

  22 January 2020 at 10am

• Date listed

  14 January 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: ICT
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 4 to Upper pay range 3, £39,500 to £49,700
• Additional allowances:

  What can we offer you at Stanborough? ; ; • The chance to work in a thriving, developing and expanding school that puts the student at the heart of everything it does.

  • The chance to work with some amazing staff who are passionate about developing the young people in their care.

  • A well developed and personally tailored staff development offer that meets the needs of individual staff members.

  • An expanding school with great facilities with two current building projects to improve these even further.

  • An opportunity to be involved in the 16 – 19 Welwyn Hatfield Consortium, one of the oldest and well-established of its kind in the UK. This involves close links and collaboration with four local schools.

  • Great resources for staff, including free parking on site, a laptop loan scheme, good rail and road links to the school and an attractive edge of town location next to Stanborough Lakes and Gosling Sports Park.

  • A chance to take part in the nationally recognised OTI (Outstanding Teacher Initiative) Scheme which is offered to all staff members on an annual basis.

Curriculum Leader: IT & Computing job summary

CURRICULUM LEADER: IT & COMPUTING

JOB DESCRIPTION

Grade: TLR

Responsible to: Assistant Head teacher

Responsible for: Faculty of IT & Computing

Main responsibilities:

 To ensure that the team of staff in the faculty enables students to achieve at the highest possible level.
 To proactively plan, support and intervene to ensure the highest standards of teaching and learning and the wellbeing of staff and students.
 To be responsible for the leadership, management, performance and development of the faculty.
 To be accountable for the performance of the faculty to the Headteacher and the Governing Body of the school.

Job Context:

You will act as a senior Middle Leader in the school, based in a faculty area which should be the focal point for your team. By leading your team effectively you will engender a positive team spirit and sense of collective responsibility for the students that you teach. You will be expected to contribute to the effective operation of the school as a whole, leading by example and supporting the school ethos. As a member of the Curriculum Leaders Group you will be able to contribute to the development of school policy, practice and systems; sharing good practice and promoting new ways of working. Your work will be supported by other non-teaching staff within the school by arrangement.

How you do the job:

 To oversee the curriculum in terms of data tracking and relevant interventions and supporting staff to develop the curriculum.
 Lead and promote high expectations in student achievement, ensuring that effective strategies are in place for each student to achieve their best
 Monitor standards in teaching, learning and assessment across the faculty through simple, shared systems. Ensure the effective and innovative delivery of the National Curriculum in your faculty, promoting high levels of student motivation and participation in lessons.
 Ensure that policies are consistently in place in every classroom to promote the tracking of student progress, and proactive intervention to maximise success for all.
 Evaluate the work and effectiveness of your team in raising student achievement through regular monitoring, frequent feedback and open channels of communication to ensure a tangible impact on teaching and learning.
 Lead faculty colleagues through consultation, in the writing of a Middle Leader’s Report, which is referred to, reviewed and developed as the year progresses. Contribute, through the work of your faculty, to the Whole School Improvement Plan.
 Ensure that the staff in your team are aware of whole school and faculty aims, principles, targets and inclusion strategies, and that they are developed in each classroom with the students.
 Lead, encourage and support the innovation of teaching and learning methods that promote the academic and social development of students.
 Review and report annually on the standards of attainment, leadership, teaching and learning in your faculty area with the Headteacher and your ‘leadership support’ link from SLT.
 Support your team of staff, inducting new staff as necessary; inspiring and motivating them to achieve their best on behalf of the students.

 Oversee the faculty area ensuring that the environment promotes effective learning for all and is a stimulating place to work. Inform the Site Manager of any repairs or improvements necessary.
 Support, represent and communicate the views of your team in a whole school context.
 Conduct performance appraisal meetings and reviews with your team as arranged within the school ‘web’ structure, supporting their personal and professional development.
 Lead the work of subjects in your faculty in the context of the Welwyn and Hatfield 14 – 19 Consortium.
 Develop and promote links in the community, with other local schools and with outside agencies and local community groups and businesses as a way of developing learning for students in a broad and exciting context.
 Manage the faculty resources and budget in accordance with school policy and in consultation with your team.
 Ensure the smooth running of the faculty on a day to day basis, including the effective deployment of staff and resources and the operation of school policies and appropriate health and safety requirements and practices.
 Proactively support and enhance all strategies to positively promote the school; through liaison with parents, outside agencies and the community; and through school events, Open Evenings and Parent Teacher Surgeries.

Knowledge, experience and training.

Curriculum Leaders should have the necessary experience and capabilities to be ‘lead practitioners’ within the school.

Your professional development and training will be met within the context of your needs and those of the school, and supported by your ‘leadership support’ partner from the SLT.

As a successful Curriculum Leader you will require excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to lead and manage through clear structures, effective two-way communication and the ability to inspire and motivate them to work as a team for the benefit of the students. You will be able to discuss, analyse, debate and formulate policy with other Middle leaders and with SLT. Your ‘passion for learning’ and team-working skills are central to the success of the role as are your understanding of students needs and of pedagogical issues. Above all your ability to work in an ‘emotionally intelligent’ way with staff and students, and to model the four principles of the school, will contribute to the wider success of the school as well as your team.

Additional information.

All staff at Stanborough have a comprehensive package of support, training and performance management, giving scope for personal and professional development.

It is a requirement of all staff that they sign the ICT Acceptable User Policy and all staff will be expected to attend Safeguarding and Prevent training.

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main responsibilities and duties of the post, each individual task to be undertaken will not be identified. Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description. The job description is current to the date shown but, in consultation with you, it may be changed by the Headteacher to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the grade and job title.

January 2020

Commitment to safeguarding

Stanborough School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The following policies are provided on the vacancies section of our website: Policy for Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment and Retention Policy

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About Stanborough School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1123 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Stanborough School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sdelaney@stanborough.herts.sch.uk
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Awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in January 2023, Stanborough School is an 11-18 co-educational Academy that sits on the southern fringe of Welwyn Garden City with easy access to the A1 and London. Due to parental demand for places at the school, from September 2019 the school expanded to 8 form entry. We pride ourselves in being a fully inclusive school that serves our local community and on being a school that does its best for each individual student so they can achieve their potential during their time at Stanborough.

Stanborough is proud of its community involvement. We work closely with the four other local Secondary Schools as part of the Welwyn-Hatfield 16-19 Consortium. We also take a leading role in hosting and developing a number of other key community developments such as the Handside Schools Partnership with a local special school and primary school.

The school boasts excellent facilities including our first-rate IT resources, a legacy of our Specialist Computing Status. With a dedicated Art and Technology block, Sports Hall, Sixth Form Centre and the recently constructed MFL and Humanities and Music and Drama teaching blocks the students enjoy some outstanding facilities. Our excellent resources in all curriculum areas also show our commitment to giving students a wide variety of curricular opportunities including technology, the performing arts and computing.

Our greatest asset at the school is our staff. We want the best educators for our students and through exceptional retention we have a stable staff with very low turn-over. A number of staff who started at the school as NQTs now find themselves in senior positions at the school. We have a strong support team and many staff have remained with the school for several years.

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