Head of Computer Science
The King's (The Cathedral) School, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UE7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
2 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Computing
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time position
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS and UPS
Additional allowances
TLR of £5,835
There are Relocation, Recruitment and Retention allowances available for the right candidate with this post.
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a newly appointed Head of Department, you will work closely with our other specialist and experienced teachers to ensure that students enjoy the subject and achieve excellent outcomes at all levels.
We follow the OCR examination board for both GCSE and A Level. Our numbers studying Computer Science at both levels are strong and growing as students fully understand the significance of this subject. We benefit greatly from students who are well behaved and mature – they are aspirational in their aims and many graduate to study the subject at university and beyond.
Responsibilities for all Heads of Department at the School
•Completing relevant quality assurance across the team including engaging with student voice.
•Line Management of colleagues and contributing to the performance management process.
•Deliver high quality teaching.
•Complete duty activities that support the smooth running of the school.
•Organising appropriate fieldtrips and enrichment activities.
What the school offers its staff
Thank you for your interest in joining The King’s (The Cathedral) School at this exciting time. Middle leader roles at the school are rarely advertised with colleagues often committing to the school for a long period of time.
The King’s (The Cathedral) School enjoys a very strong reputation both within the city and the local region. As one of a small number of state schools with close links to their local Cathedral, our distinct Christian culture lies at the heart of the school. We are a single academy Trust, located close to the city centre of Peterborough, educating students from the age of seven to eighteen.
We are rightly proud of our student’s academic achievements (progress is typically in the top 5% nationally for GCSE) but the educational philosophy at the school is far broader with students encouraged to take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities including Sport, Music and Duke of Edinburgh.
You will benefit from leading a strong, experienced team where Computer Science is enjoyed through to A Level by our students. You will join us at a perfect time where we have invested significantly into our IT provision. This year alone we have installed a brand new network, provided laptops for all our teachers and installed SMART boards in every classroom. We are a Microsoft school and students are becoming increasingly used to these suite of products.
Commitment to safeguarding
The King’s (The Cathedral) School fully recognises the responsibility it has under section 175 of the Education
Act 2002 (as amended), the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (as amended) and Education
and Training (Welfare of Children) Act, 2021 to have arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the
welfare of children.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to baker.jm@kings.peterborough.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The King's (The Cathedral) School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 18
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1251 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The King's (The Cathedral) School website
- Email address
- baker.jm@kings.peterborough.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01733 751541
We are proud of our long-standing history and tradition going back to 1541 and embrace everything the modern world has to offer, as we look towards the future. We value, and strive to encourage, individual academic success, alongside musical, cultural and sporting achievements, within the Christian family ethos, which is central to everything we do. Our aim is to be “A Family Achieving Excellence”.
Arranging a visit to The King's (The Cathedral) School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email baker.jm@kings.peterborough.sch.uk.
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