Head of Computing and Business
St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Liverpool, Merseyside, L17 6ABThis job expired on 15 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
15 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
21 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Business studies, Computing
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / ups
Additional allowances
TLR 1A
What skills and experience we're looking for
Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and ambitious Head of Business and Computing.
The Academy is part of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust and works closely with its sister schools, Hope Academy, The Academy of St. Nicholas and The Academy of St Francis of Assisi.
There is a trust wide commitment to improve, accelerate and enable ambitious life goals amongst all young people in their academies.
The successful candidate must share these values and have the skills, expertise, and determination to translate them into reality. You will join a school and trust committed to your personal development with access to 21st Century CPD opportunities so that you can continue to grow as a professional.
We are determined that the successful candidate will have:
- A passion for teaching Business and Computing.
- Reliable evidence of very good to outstanding teaching with a focus on raising student achievement.
- Impact on improving outcomes for a wide range of students.
- A passion for making a difference for young people in the city of Liverpool.
Interview date: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Application packs are available on the Trust website at www.allsaintsmat.org/vacancies.
Completed application forms should be forwarded to recruitmentapplications@allsaintsmat.org
Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and
volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo safeguarding checks appropriate to the post,
including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The post is exempt from the
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Trust is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions
and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to
assess their suitability to work with children.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer
What the school offers its staff
St Margaret's Church of England Academy is an ambitious and progressive 11-18 Academy in Liverpool with approximately 1000 students on roll. St Margaret's has a long standing reputation in Liverpool for delivering high quality, Christian education and, as an all boys academy with a mixed sixth form, St Margaret's attracts young people from across Liverpool and remains popular choice for parents and young people alike.
Since receiving it’s requires improvement journey in 2021 the academy has worked at pace to address the areas for improvement and is making rapid progress.
The Academy is focused upon driving standards of achievement rapidly and this makes it a dynamic and exciting place to work. With an experienced and stable staff, all of the building blocks are in place to ensure that St Margaret's continues to go from strength to strength
St Margaret's Church of England Academy is committed to ensuring that every student makes the most of their potential, ensuring that every person within our community can flourish & thrive. The Academy is working hard to ensure that the highest quality of teaching, with bespoke CPD for all staff is in place, that there is the best possible student support, and the most appropriate and innovative curriculum is embedded.
The Academy is part of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust. All Saints Multi Academy Trust is a joint Church of England and Catholic Academy trust, making it incredibly unique. The trust comprises of four secondary schools and one primary school, with five primary schools set to transfer into the trust before the end of the academic year. There is a trust wide commitment to improve, accelerate and enable ambitious life goals amongst all young people in their academies. The headteachers within the trust work closely together to innovate share good practice and most importantly support each other through various networks and opportunities. The trust has a strong central team who support each academy and headteacher with key functions, which allows the headteachers to focus on school improvement and improving standards for the young people that they serve.
The successful candidate must share these values and have the skills, expertise, and determination to translate them into reality. You will join an Academy and trust committed to your personal development with access to 21stCentury CPD opportunities so that you can continue to grow as a professional.
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Margaret's Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 995 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jamesc@allsaintsmat.org
“A safe and friendly place to learn”: Ofsted, quoting students, 2019; “The distinctiveness and effectiveness of St Margaret’s as a Church of England school are outstanding”: SIAMS, 2017.
Located in the southern suburbs of Liverpool, St Margaret’s is an oversubscribed 11-18 Church of England boys’ converter Academy with a large mixed Sixth Form. The school enjoys an enviable reputation; attainment is consistently above national averages
St Margaret’s is unequivocally committed to the highest standards of safeguarding. We are also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Arranging a visit to St Margaret's Church of England Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jamesc@allsaintsmat.org.
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