Assistant Head: Technology & Innovation

Assistant Head: Technology & Innovation

Required for September 2022 (Permanent, Full Time) 

Finton House School is a non-selective independent co-educational preparatory school for up to 340 children aged 4 - 11 years.  At Finton House everyone feels safe, happy and valued. Boys and girls of all abilities, including the most able and those with special educational needs, are nurtured and challenged to make excellent personal and academic progress. The education is broad, embracing technology as well as using the outdoors, allowing children to discover their own strengths and passions. At Finton House, children learn how to lead a healthy life in order to flourish in a rapidly changing world.

This is a new position in the school’s Junior Leadership Team (JLT) that represents our evolving and exciting vision for technology and creativity.

We are seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and highly motivated teacher to join our school in September 2022 to take our technology and innovation to the next level. This is an exciting opportunity to build on our well-loved subjects of D&T (which currently focuses on more traditional workshop skills), and Computing. A passion for creativity and problem solving is essential, as well as a high level of teamwork and collaboration. 

There is huge potential for this area of the school and the successful candidate can expect the full support of the senior management to develop and realise a vision, including partnerships with other schools and businesses.  Initially, the role will require working with the Senior Leadership Team to design and create the department, this will involve re-designing the current workshop and computing facilities.  Additionally, to appoint a teacher to work alongside, to modernise the curriculum in these areas to create an exciting and innovative scheme of work, and help teach it. 

The Assistant Head: Technology & Innovation also manages the school’s IT services, which currently includes a Head of IT services, an IT technician and an external 3rd line support provider. 

Please refer to the Applicant Information Pack which contains the role, person specification and further information about the benefits package.  Full application details along with the application form can be obtained from the recruitment section of our website https://www.fintonhouse.org.uk/contact/vacancies/ or by emailing the HR Department at justine.lavelle@fintonhouse.org.uk

Applications by CV cannot be accepted.  Your covering letter and Finton format application form should be received by 21 February 2022, FAO Ben Freeman, Head, c/o Justine Lavelle, Operations & HR Coordinator, justine.lavelle@fintonhouse.org.uk. We anticipate initial interviews will take place w/c 28 February 2022. 

Finton House Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service. 

This post involves working with children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of the Offenders Act 1974 and all subsequent amendments.  All convictions, police cautions or ‘bind-overs’, including any that would otherwise be considered ‘spent’ under the Act must be disclosed, and will be taken into account in deciding whether to make an appointment.