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Head of Computing

Aureus School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6FF

This job expired on 7 October 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2020

• Closing date

  7 October 2019 at 1am

• Date listed

  11 September 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: ICT
• Working pattern:
  • Full time, Part time
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,432 to £35,008 per year (full-time equivalent)
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2 ; Continuous Professional Development ; Work Life and Family Friendly Policies ; Flexible Working ; Staff Wellbeing ; Staff Benefits ; Career Pathways and Talent Management ; Community and Collaboration ; Valued Worker Scheme

Head of Computing job summary

Aureus School is a brand new, state of the art STEAM specialist mixed comprehensive school that opened on the Great Western Park, Didcot, in September 2017. We currently have Years 7 to 9 with over 500 students, growing each year to a capacity of 1200 students. As part of GLF Schools, a multi-academy trust, our mission is simple: we will strive to educate the whole student so that each individual in our community may ‘Grow, Learn and Flourish'. We are looking to expand our growing school and are seeking a Head of Computing for January 2020.

Come and lead the computing department to enthuse and engage our students with our innovative curriculum. You will be responsible for leading and managing a small, but growing team of experienced and dedicated teachers. This is a leadership opportunity to provide clear, effective guidance to colleagues, developing their teaching practice and maximise standards of student attainment.

As a purpose built school, Aureus has brand new state of the art IT facilities, using Google resources & latest technologies such as Visualisers and the latest SMART TV boards in every classroom enabling teachers to bring learning to life and engage our learners. With excellent wireless coverage throughout the school, we run a Windows 10 environment, using core applications MS Office 2016 and Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Lesson planning and delivery is done with ease using the Google Drive and all staff and students are provided with Office 365 professional accounts as a platform for collaboration, sharing and out of school access.

As a growth school, further recruitment opportunities will also be available in September 2020. For more information about Aureus School or the role please email z.dewar@aureusschool.org. Application Deadline: 7th October 2019.

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

As a Trust, we are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.

Commitment to safeguarding

GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About Aureus School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 589 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Aureus School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: z.dewar@aureusschool.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aureus-school (opens in new tab)

Aureus School is a state of the art 11-16 co-educational comprehensive school that opened in Didcot in 2017. As a purpose built school, Aureus has new classrooms using the latest equipment such as SMART TV boards in every classroom and visualisers enabling teachers to bring learning to life and engage our learners. We are committed to providing an enhancing education where all students achieve academic success. Our inspirational and challenging curriculum allows all abilities to flourish with self-confidence to thrive. We promote inclusion of all students and recognise students’ entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum whilst meeting their individual needs. We recognise that some students may require more support than others and we aim to plan accordingly. Every individual is valued, learning is enjoyed, success is celebrated and responsibility is shared enabling our students to grow into responsible, questioning citizens who play a full and active role in society. We are excited to collaborate with local stakeholders to shape our offer as a STEAM specialist mixed school to create choice for the wider community in southern Oxfordshire. Aureus School is a highly ambitious secondary school with a rigorous approach to academic standards. We are ambitious for educational success for all our learners. We collaborate with local stakeholders, such as Oxford University, Culham Science Centre and the Harwell Innovation Centre to shape our offer as a STEAM specialist mixed school to create choice for the wider community in Southern Oxfordshire.

Our mission is simple: We will instill courage, ambition and resilience in every student to empower them to achieve greatness as a global citizen through a combined drive for excellence. Our core values will underpin all of our decisions: Diversity, Equality, Wellbeing, Responsibility, Respect, Kindness, Love, Empathy, Courage, Confidence, Integrity and Resilience.

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