Head of Department - Computing
Robert Bloomfield Academy, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5BU14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
1 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- ICT & Computing
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £35,674.00 - £54,753.00 Annually (FTE) MPS / UPS + TLR 2B
Head of Department - Computing job summary
Purpose of Role
Develop and enhance the curriculum offer in Computing.
Support the Academy’s drive to further improve standards of student attainment and achievement.
Ensure that student progress data is used effectively to raise standards in Computing.
Promote excellence within Computing in order to encourage and support students in making progress that is in line with, or above expectations.
Promote and support teaching and learning within Computing that aspires to the highest standards through high quality leadership, challenge and support.
Liaise with Computing departments across the Trust to establish best practice.
To lead, manage, deploy and monitor teams of staff.
Manage the financial and physical resources for the Computing Department.
To play an active role in helping students stay safe online through both the Computing and wider Personal Development curriculum
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESAcross the BEST Academies:Participate in the BEST Management, Evaluation and Review programme.
Implement BEST policies and procedures where appropriate.
Establish a strong and supportive ethos across BEST.
Work with and inform BEST Directors.
Staffing:
Promote teamwork and to motivate staff to ensure effective working relationships.
Work within the allocated CPD funds and Professional Review processes to ensure that staff development needs are identified and that appropriate programmes are designed to meet such needs.
Organise and participate in regular observations of all teachers using the Academy and/or BEST lesson observation feedback forms.
Participate in the interview process for posts when required.
Ensure new staff and staff new to post are inducted in line with BEST procedures, providing feedback on progress as appropriate.
Participate in BEST’s ITT and ECT programme as appropriate.
Ensure that Health and Safety policies and practices, including Risk Assessments, are in line with national requirements and are updated where necessary, therefore to liaise with the BEST Health and Safety representatives.
Teaching:
Undertake an appropriate programme of teaching in accordance with the duties of a Head of Department.
Ensure a high-quality learning experience for all students that will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil and student needs.
Maintain discipline in accordance with the Academy’s procedures and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour and standard of work.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:To be responsible for student progress and achievement in KS2 & KS3 (And KS4 moving forwards) Computing.
To lead the development of pedagogy through monitoring, evaluating and supporting learning in lessons, exemplifying good practice in your classrooms and being open to others observing this.
To play an active role in developing effective Performance Management across the Department and help facilitate appropriate CPD within the Computing department.
To have an overview of the attendance and assessment data for all target groups (PP, FSM, SEN, Gender, EM, CLA and High Attainers) at RBA liaising with the SENCO, Heads of Subject and other relevant staff as appropriate regarding data, intervention and challenge for these students.
To keep abreast of new developments in the curriculum and attend regular standardisation meetings and feedback developments to the Department.
To liaise and work with the Timetable Team to ensure the correct allocation and organisation of classes, staffing and rooming.
To work with middle school liaison coordinators and other subject leaders to ensure smooth transition and student progress across the trust.
To work with the Department to create the Team Improvement Plan (DIP) and Self Evaluation Form (SEF). Prior performance is evaluated through the SEF and the TIP is created to meet any issues that have arisen from the SEF. The TIP will need to be monitored and amended throughout the academic year as a “live” document.
To contribute to the whole school Development and Improvement Plan.
To monitor the standard of teaching and learning by completing regular lesson observations, learning walks and work scrutiny.
To be prepared to challenge underperformance of staff through regular monitoring and support which may lead to Capability or Disciplinary procedures.
To co-ordinate coursework planning, delivery and assessment across the subject area.
To plan the spending of the Departmental budget, and monitor consumables (across the Department) and place orders.
To chair and organise Department meetings and ensure that they are focused on teaching and learning, ensuring that all staff attend Department meetings and briefings, that minutes are kept and copies e-mailed out.
To attend Head of Department meetings, communicating the outcomes to your Department members.
To monitor and maintain shared resources, ensuring that Department members follow shared resource systems and communicate with IT Services and ICT provision.
To liaise with all stakeholders internal and external to the organisation as required, promoting the best interests of BEST at all times.
To line-manage members of the Computing Department.
To undertake the role of Form Tutor and all associated responsibilities.
Please note, while every effort has been made to explain the duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from the line manager/Principal to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Robert Bloomfield Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 9 to 13
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 985 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 13
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Robert Bloomfield Academy website
WELCOME TO ROBERT BLOOMFIELD ACADEMY
Situated in the heart of the Shefford community, pupils, parents and staff are incredibly proud of their school and reap huge rewards academically and pastorally over their four year journey with us. No stone is left unturned in the pursuit to maintain our outstanding school vision and you will find that the curriculum and opportunities presented to the pupils at Robert Bloomfield is above and beyond that of any other school.
We have a superb learning environment, enhanced by specialist facilities across numerous subjects, which enable us to offer a full range of opportunities in and beyond the classroom. We have recently opened a specialist Year 5 block of classrooms and a brand new, state of the art Learning Resource Centre. In 2009 we were designated a specialist Science, Maths and Technology school under the banner of Engineering, which complimented the already existing specialism of Modern Languages. Our Ofsted Inspection Report in 2014 graded the school as ‘Outstanding’ in all categories. In 2012 our school became a Teaching School, one of the first 200 in the country.
Above all, we are a caring community that values each child and provides them with the opportunity to fulfill their potential and enjoy learning. We believe in building a child’s confidence, adaptability and resilience for the future within an ordered and structured environment, where high expectations are a habit.
Mr Sam Farmer,
Principal
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