Subject Leader of Computer Science
Ridgeway Academy, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AF5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
13 May 2024 at 10am
Date listed
26 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- ICT & Computing
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£5,381)
Subject Leader of Computer Science job summary
Subject Leader of Computer Science
Pay spine: MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£5,381)
Start date: September 2024
We are looking to appoint an excellent Subject Leader for Computer Science to continue to develop the department and to reflect the ever changing world of IT and E-Safety. Our facilities include several ICT suites, equipped with new PCs for students at all Key Stages. We are proud of the rolling programme of Chromebooks being used across the school for Blended Learning within classrooms. The candidate will play a pivotal part in the development of pedagogy in their use across the school as well as taking the lead on E-safety across the school and within the Personal Development curriculum
Ridgeway Academy School is part of the Alban Academies Trust (AAT). The Trust is a close community of seven schools within Hertfordshire, three of which are Secondary schools and four are Primary schools. As part of the AAT we are able to maximise the opportunities for personal, professional and career development. To learn more about the Trust please visit https://albanacademiestrust.org.uk/
If you would like to join us on our journey and have access to amazing career prospects through the trust, we would love to hear from you.
Continued professional development is key to the success in the classroom, and we encourage staff to take part in training within our Trust training hub, and also as part of the National Professional Qualifications. The department has a variety of experience, and all members of the team benefit from relevant training, mentoring or coaching.
We can offer you:
A collaborative, supportive team with a passion for teaching and facilitating progress
Enthusiastic students who are keen to progress
Appropriate professional development
We are looking for someone who:
Has a track record of outstanding teaching and learning and excellent subject knowledge
Passionate Teacher who puts student progress and engagement at the heart of all they do
Be inspiring and dynamic
Can share and deliver in the vision to be outstanding
Is willing to learn and help evolve the good practices already in place
Ridgeway Academy is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply. Ridgeway Academy is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references and medical clearance.
To apply, please submit a completed application via mynewterm https://www.mynewterm.com/ or see school website www.ridgeway.herts.sch.uk if you have an issue completing the application form via mynewterm please contact the HR Officer by email (appointments@ridgeway.herts.sch.uk) or extension 3373.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Closing date: Monday 13 May 2024
Start date: September 2024
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.
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About Ridgeway Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 904 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
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- School website
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