Head of Computing

Bottisham Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9DL

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  31 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Computing
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: Monday to Friday. Our school day is 8.40am to 3.10pm, with teachers expected in school by 8.30am and sometimes staying after school in line with our directed time calendar (eg faculty meetings)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Teacher pay scale (Main to UPS) with TLR for Head of Department Responsibilities

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Head of Computing. This is an excellent opportunity for a successful teacher to lead and work within a supportive and forward-looking Creative Design Faculty. Bottisham teachers must have high expectations of themselves and their students and be able to establish good working relationships with staff and students. We are looking to appoint an excellent teacher, with positive energy, and enthusiasm for motivating students across all age and ability groups, with some experience or clear potential for leading a department. The postholder will be expected to deliver a varied curriculum, including devising and updating current schemes of work as appropriate, and therefore management experience, or a clear indication of leadership potential would be advantageous.

What the school offers its staff

Please view our application information pack for details on staff benefits, and more information on why you want to work for Anglian Learning.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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 Safer Recruitment processes follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) including Children's Barred List
Medical Clearance
Online checks
Prohibition (teaching roles)
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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Head of Computing Info Pack BVC - March '26.pdf - 4.77 MB (opens in new tab)

About Bottisham Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1465 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bottisham Village College website
• Email address: hrhub1@anglianlearning.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bottisham-village-college

We are an ambitious, innovative, comprehensive school, based in the heart of rural East Cambridgeshire and we take great pride in our vision: to inspire, to care for and to enrich the lives of every student within our community. Our maximum capacity of students is 1500 and we are committed to providing an outstanding education to all of our students, enabling them to develop into mature, independent young people, ready to take their place in society. In addition to our academic rigour, our relationship-driven approach permeates throughout all aspects of college life, from the maths classroom to the sports field, from the music room to the ICT suite and from the library to the auditorium, this is a college where we recognise the transformative power of positive relationships. Students will only succeed if they are happy and we make every effort to achieve this.

The college was opened in 1937, and remains a focal point for village life and a community ethos: a comprehensive adult education programme, a community sports centre and extensive provision for the arts and physical education as well as a well developed enrichment programme for all. In essence, the facilities are the gateway to connecting all our catchment communities. Henry Morris, the founding father of the Village College ideal, believed that schools should be the pulse of the local community, open to all and offering an attractive stimulating environment. As our college grows, we shall never lose sight of the Henry Morris ideal: community is at the heart of all we do.

Arranging a visit to Bottisham Village College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hrhub1@anglianlearning.org.

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