Head of computing

Walkwood Church of England Middle School, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5AQ

Deadline is today

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  27 March 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 2, Key stage 3
• Subject: Computing
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full time - A full-time teacher shall be available for work for 195 days in any given year of which 190 days shall be days on which she/he may be required to teach pupils, in addition to carry out other duties.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS1 to UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR payment of £ 3,017

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Qualified teacher status.
• Degree qualification in a relevant subject.
• Evidence of professional development and recent relevant in‑service training.
• Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people
• Successful teaching experience.
• Successful record of raising standards: demonstrable skills of a highly effective classroom practitioner.
• Experience of working with colleagues on resource procurement and preparation.
• Effective communication with parents.
• Deliver and collaboratively develop the values-based curriculum.
• Deliver and collaboratively develop literacy within the curriculum. (Desirable)
• Appreciation of the Christian ethos of the school through clarity of vision.
• Make effective use of formative assessment.
• Identify the learning needs of individuals and groups and plan supportive interventions where necessary.
• Provide quality feedback to pupils.
• Define, identify and achieve highly effective teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of behaviour management strategies and an ability to maintain good discipline.
• Experience of working in collaborative partnerships with other schools. (Desirable)
• Be in sympathy with the Christian values of the school.
• Ability to build and maintain a professional relationship with colleagues and parents.
• Inspirational to pupils.
• Ability to lead the department through changes and to meet new challenges with enthusiasm, vision and flair.
• Self-motivated and hard working.
• Positive approach to behaviour management and rewards.
• Commitment to developing the extra-curricular life of the school and other out of school activities.
• Commitment to ensuring the health and wellbeing of all pupils and colleagues.
• Ability to demonstrate drive and determination.
• Role-model for good manners and professional behaviour.

What the school offers its staff

Walkwood is a school that has clear values that are taught within all lessons alongside the subject knowledge and associated skills. Therefore, we are seeking a colleague who will uphold our school values, and who also believes that each individual pupil deserves high-level pastoral care.

Commitment to safeguarding

Walkwood Church of England Middle School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in obtaining this post you will be subject to a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and health screening. As part of our safer recruitment processes, if you are shortlisted for the post, we will carry out a social media account search.

Applying for the job

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@walkwoodms.worcs.sch.uk

Upload additional documents

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

Equal opportunities monitoring form.docx - 402 KB (opens in new tab)

Head of Computing Information pack.pdf - 1.23 MB (opens in new tab)

About Walkwood Church of England Middle School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Middle
• School size: 641 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Walkwood Church of England Middle School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@walkwoodms.worcs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01527 543361
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walkwood-church-of-england-middle-school (opens in new tab)

Walkwood is a place of learning where clear values are taught within all lessons alongside the subject knowledge and associated skills. Our school is “middle deemed secondary”, and the timetable is run as for a secondary school, with great emphasis placed on subject specialisms. Tutor groups are based within four colleges, and each groups is made up of pupils in Year 5 to 8. Walkwood teachers support children in developing their understanding of problem solving and reasoning in a broad range of contexts in which they can explore, enjoy, learn, practice and talk about their developing understanding. Children are offered opportunities for these skills to be practiced in order to give them confidence and competence in their use. Throughout their time at Walkwood, all pupils are encouraged to express themselves creatively and imaginatively, through their reading, writing, speaking and listening. We expose them to a wide range of genres, text types and visual and audio media to stimulate their responses. The Walkwood Learning Roots (all our “Learning Superheroes”: Reflective Learner, Team Worker, Creative Thinker, Independent Enquirer, Self-Manager, Information Retriever and Effective Participator) help our pupils to reflect on their own skills as learners and to develop these skills across the curriculum, in an interactive and creative manner.

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