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This job expired on 14 October 2019

  • Job start date

    1 January 2020

  • Closing date

    14 October 2019 at 9am

  • Date listed

    30 September 2019

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

ICT

Working pattern

Full time

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £23,720 to £39,406

Additional allowances

TLR allowance TLR2B £4529 pa (pay award pending)

Head of Computer Science job summary

Are you passionate about Computer Science and IT? Do you want to join a small Computing team? Rainhill High School, including Rainhill Sixth is the place for you! Our School’s mission is the ‘Pursuit of Excellence’ in everything that we do. We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, talented and dynamic Head of Faculty to lead a small team of specialists. You should have leadership experience with a strong track record of improvement as well as being a strong classroom practitioner. The school has a very strong reputation locally and is significantly over subscribed. The 2014 OFSTED judgement endorsed our strong reputation and since the last inspection, the school has gone from strength to strength. Overall Role and Remit To work with and for one of the Deputy Headteacher to ensure; 1. To maximise the achievement of students in all Computing Faculty subjects against national and locally agreed benchmarked targets. 2. To be lead practitioner for the teaching of Computing 3. To maximise the recruitment and retention of students at KS4/5 in Computing Faculty subjects. 4. To maximise the quality of teaching. In particular to ensure there is no ‘inadequate’ teaching, and to maximise the proportion of ‘outstanding’ teaching. 5. To ensure delivery of Teaching and Learning Strategies. 6. To ensure the curriculum is up to date and innovative. 7. To maximise the learning opportunities for students. 8. To take a full and active part in the school’s quality assurance process. 9. To line manage the Computing Faculty teachers, including their Appraisal, with pay progression decisions.

Commitment to safeguarding

Rainhill High School and Sixth Form is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people as well as promoting equality of opportunity and community cohesion; where the diversity of different backgrounds and circumstances is appreciated and positively valued and expects all staff, volunteers and other workers to share in this commitment.

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About Rainhill High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1852 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School website
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Email address
jobs@rainhillhighschool.org.uk
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11-18 Mixed Comprehensive 1820 on roll

Rainhill High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form centre located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England.

The school converted to an academy under Rainhill Learning Village in March 2017.

More recently, the school has become part of the Stephenson MAT and was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in February 2023. The Academy is working hard to make a difference to staff workloads by investing time, technology, and support to make Rainhill High School and Rainhill Sixth an attractive place to work.

Our vision is one of excellence for everyone, pupils and staff. We believe that by working together we can make a positive difference to children’s lives.

Stephenson Trust is currently a single school in a multi academy trust. We have several external partners, including Hope University, Ambition Institute, The Fowler Education Faculty, SSAT, Rainbow teaching school hub and the educational endowment fund. We are now seeking to expand in the next couple of years with those who share our desire to provide an excellent education

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