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Director of Learning - Computer Science

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9AR

This job expired on 18 May 2022 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  18 May 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 May 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year or phase
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Computing
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS
• Additional allowances:

  Plus TLR2 £4,742

Director of Learning - Computer Science job summary

Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to lead and deliver outstanding learning and teaching to young people in a disadvantaged community? If so, becoming a Star leader might just be the best career move you ever make.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Director of Computer Science and Creative Subjects​​​​​​​, with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil outcomes. We want to hear from talented middle leaders looking to extend their experience, and outstanding, ambitious teachers seeking their first middle leadership post.

As an experienced teacher, you will develop an exciting curriculum that suits every type of learner and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people. The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a successful faculty drawing on your extensive teaching and leadership experience. As a Star middle leader, you’ll join the Star Academies family, a high-performing and supportive network of primary and secondary schools with some of the best leaders in education.

You will have:

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- A degree (2ii or above) in relevant subject.
- A track record of delivering ‘outstanding’ teaching​​​​​​​.
- Experience of successful and sustained delivery of outstanding attainment and achievement.
- The ability to teach to GCSE standard.
- The ability to coach and motivate professionals, individually and within groups, to achieve individual and collective targets​​​​​​​.
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About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our learning and development centre, Star Institute. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits, including competitive salaries and pension schemes, generous holiday entitlements and healthcare cash plans.

Find out more

Please download the job description and person specification below for further information about the role. For an informal and confidential discussion about the role please call us on 01274 280350.​​​​​​​

Key Dates

Closing Date: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 at midnight.

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Proposed Start Date: To be confirmed.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

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.

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About Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford

• School type: Free School, Muslim, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 488 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Bradford website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: sajdah.salani1@ebbradford.staracademies.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/eden-boys-leadership-academy-bradford (opens in new tab)

About Eden Boys' Leadership Academy

Eden Boys' Leadership Academy is a new secondary school for 11 to 18 year old boys that opened in September 2019. The school has a Muslim faith designation, welcoming applications from pupils of all faiths and none. During its opening year, the school admitted an intake of 120 pupils into Year 7. The school will continue to admit a new intake of Year 7 pupils at the beginning of each academic year. Like all Star schools, it has a leadership specialism.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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