Head of ICT / Computer Science and Business
Kinver High School and Sixth Form, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY7 6AAThis job expired on 18 October 2023
Start date details
January 2024
Closing date
18 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
29 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- 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: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS / UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2b (£5,021)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Head ofICT / Computer Science and Business
MPS / UPS +TLR 2b (£5,021)
Full-time, Permanent
Kinver High School is seeking to appoint an inspirational and ambitious Head ofICT/Computer Science and Business to join our ‘warm and welcoming school’ where ‘pupils behave well in lessons’ and ‘are polite and courteous’ (Ofsted Dec 21).
The ideal candidate will share our student-centered values and be an engaging and proactive teacher with a passion for lifelong learning. You must firmly believe and be driven to ensure that every student, regardless of starting point, can achieve success, enjoy school, and be engaged with wider school life, to become the best that they can be.
Within the Enterprise Department at KS3 we currently offer ICT and have recently introduced Computer Science in Year 9. At KS4, we offer I-Media, GCSE Business and our first GCSE Computer Science cohort are due to commence in September 2023. At A-Level, we also offer Business, ICT, Computer Science, and BTEC Business.
The school has undergone rapid growth in recent years due to its popularity, moving form a 4-form entry in Year 7 to6-form entry. The school operates its own designated school coach transport service, which means that our intake spans 5 local authorities and our parents and students choose to come to us, making Kinver the non-selective ‘selective’ school.
We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find that we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.
Please contact Mrs L Chamberlain atlchamberlain@invictus.educationto arrange a visit or request further details.
Closing Date: Wednesday 18th October 9.00am
Interviews: Week beginning 23rd October
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
What the school offers its staff
We are located in the beautiful, rural village setting of Kinver and serve a wide area also comprising the South Staffordshire villages of Stourton, Swindon, Bobbington and Trysull. Over recent years a substantial number of children have travelled in from the southern and western parts of Stourbridge including Norton, Wollaston, Wordsley and from Cookley in Worcestershire. Kinver is also conveniently located for travel to and from Bridgnorth, Dudley and Kidderminster.
Kinver High School is widely recognised as a friendly and welcoming school community where all are valued. We aim to support and challenge all our students to work hard and have high aspirations for academic success and personal development.
Further details about the role
Both Business and Computer Science are becoming increasingly popular subjects and are well-liked and supported by our parents and carers. The ideal candidate will either be an ICT/Computer Science or Business Studies specialist and will be open to working alongside our Trust Director for Computing and existing Business Studies teacher to further develop the department and implement the curriculum .
The department is well resourced. Business is taught in our new Upper School Block and has its own suite of computers. Computing/ICT is taught in one of our 4 computer rooms, and as a school we also have 2 sets of bookable laptops and I-Pads.
We are a highly successful and increasingly popular oversubscribed 11-18 comprehensive school of 670 students, situated in the picturesque village location of Kinver on the western fringe of the West Midlands. We consistently achieve above national outcomes at KS4 (P8+0.48) and currently have an ALPs score of a 2.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kinver High School and Sixth Form
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 724 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kinver High School and Sixth Form website
- Email address
- hr@invictus.education
Arranging a visit to Kinver High School and Sixth Form
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@invictus.education.
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