Subject Leader for Computer Science and ICT

The Role

Higham Lane School is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Permanent Subject Leader for Computer Science & ICT & Whole School ICT & Online Safety Coordinator for September 2022 start.

Higham Lane is a large, 11-18 comprehensive academy, set on an attractive site on the Warwickshire-Leicestershire border, easily accessible due to excellent road, train and bus connections.

Achievement in all its forms: artistic, academic, social, cultural, sporting and intellectual is equally valued in our diverse five-year, knowledge-rich curriculum. We were extremely pleased to have been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2019, one of only a small number of schools in England to have achieved the highest rating that year.  We are enormously proud to have performed in the top 20% (yes that’s top 20%!) of schools in England for student progress at GCSE in 2019.  (As you are aware, schools have not published results for 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic). We are also delighted to have achieved impressive A level results in our high-performing Sixth Form. Our progress figures indicate that our teaching and learning and student behaviour and engagement are excellent! We are also delighted that the Department for Education has given us permission to open a new secondary Free School, Higham Lane North Academy, within the next few years after we have formed a new Multi Academy Trust. In July 2021, we were granted World Class Schools status, one of a very small number of schools to achieve this.

Our school has a strong ethos based on mutual respect between students and staff and very clear expectations regarding students’ effort and behaviour. We enjoy an excellent reputation with parents/carers and are always over-subscribed. You will find a happy, caring and purposeful environment at Higham Lane. Students get on exceptionally well, both with each other and with our staff, who take pride in working here. Our students are encouraged to do their very best in every aspect of their lives and to reach the highest standards, irrespective of their ability.   We encourage them to “Be the best you can be!”

At Higham Lane, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:

• excellent continuous professional development
• reduced workload
• behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
• a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing.

Key Requirements

Applications are invited from suitably-qualified and experienced teachers of Computer Science and ICT to lead these key areas.  Applicants will need to demonstrate that they have the ability and vision to lead the Computer Science and ICT Department; to promote the teaching of Computer Science and ICT across the School and to coordinate the effective use of ICT across the curriculum and be the whole school lead on online safety.  The successful candidate will be required to teach Computer Science in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. Experience of teaching Cambridge Nationals in Creative i-Media or IT would also be desirable, but this is not essential and would not prevent suitable candidates from being shortlisted, if they meet the person specification.  

Relevant Allowances:

TLR2C £6,693

With the possibility of an additional Recruitment and Retention Allowance for an exceptional candidate. 

Additional Information & How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, as well as the Equality Details Form, that you will find on the School’s website https://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/ and email them to jobs@highamlaneschool.co.uk , indicating in the message title the post you are applying for.   If you would like to have a chat about this post or arrange an informal visit to see our school, please contact Sharan Sahota, current Subject Leader for Computer Science and ICT, on 024 7638 8123.

The closing date for applications is midday, Monday 7th February (If you encounter a problem in meeting this deadline, please contact the School). 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Supporting documents
Job Description and Person Specification
Job Application
Equality Form