Head of Business & Computing
Full-time
Manager
King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4LZ, Eng...
2 months ago
What skills and experience we're looking forExperienceExperience of teaching to GCSE Experience of teaching to A levelExperie.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience
Experience of teaching to GCSE
Experience of teaching to A level
Experience of working in a team
Experience or willingness to lead on an annual school production
Contribution to school beyond the classroom
Skills, Attributes and Knowledge
An understanding of the use of data in promoting pupil achievement and attainment
Skills and knowledge to deal with student safety and behaviour
Setting high standards to staff and students by personal example
Ability to gain parental support and co-operation
An understanding of the ECM agenda
Ability to work effectively under pressure
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Commitment to continued personal development
Ability to focus on standards and the belief that all students can succeed given the right opportunity and support
Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities
Ability to achieve value for money within the designated budget
IT literate.
What the school offers its staff
At West Norfolk Academies Trust, we deeply value giving all of our staff access to continued professional development and high-quality support in order for them to thrive in their professional lives.
Our bespoke CPD offer is tailored to individual members of staff, our schools and at a trust level ensuring that the right support is given at every stage of an individuals career. Trust, school and individual priorities are mapped out across each academic year so that support can be provided by the right specialist, either within our organisation or externally.
We invest in our teachers by providing regular CPD, both internal and external, and ensure that you are given time to collaborate and share good practice with your colleagues in order to help you to continually improve your practice.
Further details about the role
We are seeking an ambitious, enthusiastic and imaginative teacher to lead our Business Studies and Computing department. The successful candidate will need to provide our students with outstanding teaching and work collaboratively with a departmental colleague to deliver an innovative curriculum. Applicants will need to be able to teach Business Studies at KS4.
The department currently offers Business Studies, Retail Business and i-media. We are introducing GCSE Computer Science in September. All of the subjects have been popular, the department is based in two IT Suites.
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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