Head of Computing

Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1DX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  30 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Computing
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) + TLR2.2 of £5,869 - Salary dependant on experience

Head of Computing job summary

Woodstock Road, Witney, Oxon, OX28 1DX

Web Address: www.wgswitney.org.uk

Tel: 01993 702355 Email: office@wgswitney.org.uk

Head Teacher: Mr R W Shadbolt

Head of Computing

Main or Upper Pay Range (including ECTs) £32,916 - £51,048

TLR 2.2 (£5,869)

Wood Green is an oversubscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, close to the Cotswolds and with excellent transport links to Oxford and London. Our strong reputation and results improving year-on-year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, underpinned by our LEARNWell values. Our school mission is “to develop exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded young people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world”. This demonstrates our commitment to the whole child, academically and personally.

We are now looking for a talented and enthusiastic teacher to lead Computing provision across our school. This is a permanent full-time post from September 2025. Computing is increasingly popular at KS4 and A level Computing was introduced in 2022. This is an excellent opportunity for a committed, passionate teacher who can teach up to KS5 and who is ready to lead curriculum development in this crucial subject.

If you are interested in the post but the specific conditions do not exactly match your requirements, please feel free to contact us via hrwest@acertrust.org.uk in advance of your application and a member of leadership team will be pleased to speak with you. Otherwise we can discuss specific details during the interview process.

We are looking for staff who:

• Want to be excellent practitioners in their subjects
• Can inspire other teachers to deliver excellent learning
• Want to keep learning and growing throughout their career
• Are committed to helping all our young people to be exceptional, well-qualified and well-rounded people who make a positive contribution to our school, our community and the world

What we will offer:

• A school where staff ‘value the care and consideration that the school takes regarding their workload’ (Ofsted October 2024)
• Committed department teams with the autonomy to innovate, within an effective aligned approach to teaching
• Access to high quality CPD
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing - wellbeing is a core value and staff wellbeing is one of our strategic priorities. We care about our staff as teachers and as people.

The closing date is 17 October 2025 at 12pm.

Applications will be considered on receipt and may result in this advert closing early.

To apply: Please submit your application via the mynewterm website: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/144008/EDV-2025-WGS-92333

If you would like to learn more about this post or arrange a visit, please contact Matthew Howes at hrwest@acertrust.org.uk

Wood Green School and the Acer Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism; all staff must ensure that the highest priority is given to following the guidance and regulations to safeguard children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and obtain any other statutorily required clearance. Employment will also be conditional on the receipt of at least two acceptable references (one from current/last employer) and evidence of the formal qualifications required for the role. Wood Green School is an equal opportunities employer.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Wood Green School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the health, safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment for whom they are responsible or with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wood Green School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1329 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wood Green School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wood-green-school

Wood Green is an over subscribed 11-18 Academy school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our strong reputation and results improving year on year have led to a rapid rise in student applications. We believe strongly in a culture of mutual respect and strong relationships, and everything is underpinned by our LEARNWell values.

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