Head of Computer Science
Brampton Manor Academy
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- Highly competitive salary (+ Inner London supplement)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021 (or earlier)
- Apply by:
- 1 March 2021
Job overview
• Highly competitive salary (+ Inner London supplement)
• Excellent staff development opportunities
• Recruitment & Retention allowance
• Relocation expenses
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead our successful Computer Science department through the next stage of its development. Computer science is a core subject at key stage 3 and is a popular subject choice at GCSE. A vocational IT course is also offered to a small group of students at key stage 4. We also offer Computer Science at A level (AS and A2) and many students go on to study the subject at the elite Russell Group Universities, including Oxbridge. Outcomes at both GCSE and A Level are consistently good.
The successful applicant will play a key role in further developing the subject at key stages 4 and 5 and be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the vision to be creative, the passion to motivate, and the subject-knowledge to challenge and inspire. You will be a strong leader, be ambitious for the further development of the department, and be committed to its wider provision (including exchanges, study visits and a programme of extension and enrichment).
Brampton Manor Academy is a dynamic school that is proud of what it has achieved but is not complacent about the challenges that lie ahead; we are constantly seeking ways to further improve the quality of education on offer to the young people in our care, knowing the transformative impact it can have on their life chances.
Please visit our website www.bramptonmanor.org to apply and obtain further details about this role. All completed application forms should be sent by email to jobs@bramptonmanor.org.
Brampton Manor Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to the safeguarding of children. Enhanced DBS, Barred List and Prohibition checks will always be carried out on new employees.
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as applications are received.
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About Brampton Manor Academy
- Brampton Manor Academy
- Roman Road, East Ham
- London
- E6 3SQ
- United Kingdom
Brampton Manor Academy is a highly successful 11-18 mixed school and we serve a rich and culturally diverse community in East Ham, close to London City Airport and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park situated in Stratford.
Ranked as one of the top schools in the country for pupil progress at both GCSE and A Level and rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all categories in both 2012 and 2018, our students recently featured in the national media as a result of 51 of them securing conditional offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge. This follows the 41 offers that were made to students in 2019, with 38 Brampton students now studying in their first year at Oxbridge. You can read about some of their individual stories here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46900154
Brampton Manor converted to Academy status in April 2011 and formed a multi-academy trust called Brampton Manor Trust in 2013. In January 2014, Brampton Manor sponsored another local school, Langdon Academy (a 3-16 school), who joined our Trust in January 2014. There is strong collaborative working between our schools.
Brampton Manor is an excellent place to start to your career in teaching or to gain further experience if you are already a teacher. We passionately believe that economic disdavantage must never be a barrier to student attainment and this explains why our students make outstanding progress at GCSE and A level and progress to some of the most competitive universities in this country. Co-curricular opportunities for our students are immense and we invest a lot in developing these soft skills in our students.
At Brampton Manor, we invest heavily in staff appraisal and development. Our training is bespoke to the needs of our staff and we strive to ensure that our staff have a good work-life balance.
We look forward to receiving an application from you. You will find us to be a bunch of highly ambitious and passionate educationalists, who believe in the transformative power of education.
Staff benefits include the following:
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Recruitment/retention allowance
- Tax free bicycles through the Cycle to Work Scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Timetable contact time of 76% for NQTs
- Free use of the Academy’s fitness suite
- Free training programmes and advice from the School’s Fitness Coach
- Transport for London season ticket loan
- A loan to purchase a Laptop or tablet device to assist with teaching
- A Loan to assist with rental/accommodation deposit
- Free refreshments throughout the school day
- A Relocation package/allowance for staff employed from outside London
- Life insurance for those in the Teacher Pension Scheme
- A strong commitment to professional development, with a substantial budget for whole school training and individual courses. Support is given for post- graduate degrees and other relevant qualifications.
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