Curriculum Leader for ICT
Lady Manners School
Derbyshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- TLR1a (£8296)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 13 May 2021
Job overview
LADY MANNERS SCHOOL
Shutts Lane, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1JA
Tel 01629 812671
www.ladymanners.net
CURRICULUM LEADER FOR ICT
TLR 1a (£8,296)
Required for September 2021
"At Lady Manners School we strive to attain the highest standards in our work, have respect for others and develop our individual talents."
Lady Manners School is a Foundation School with 1340 students on roll including 260 in the Sixth Form. It is a highly successful and popular comprehensive school situated within the beautiful Peak District National Park within travelling distance of Sheffield, Chesterfield and Derby. Our staff and students make this a wonderful place to work.
This post provides an outstanding opportunity for an innovative and committed leader to manage and further develop our successful ICT department.
The successful candidate will:
• have a vision for the development of ICT across the 11-18 age range and the leadership ability to ensure that this vision is met
• have the skills and determination to lead initiatives at a departmental level and to support the school wide ICT initiatives
• be an outstanding classroom teacher, providing engaging and creative learning experiences for all students
• be able to inspire students of all abilities and ages to achieve their highest potential
• be committed to raising the achievement of every student
• have a successful record of working in and leading teams
The successful applicant will be expected to teach ICT across the full age range and Computer Science up to and including A Level.
We offer:
• outstanding students and supportive colleagues
• a strong induction and CPD programme, including cross curricular learning groups
• a tradition of excellent results well above national averages
• a strong middle leadership and senior leadership team
• a wide ranging and exciting extra-curricular programme
Application packs are available by e-mail: jobs@ladymanners.derbyshire.sch.uk or at www.ladymanners.net/vacancies.
Lady Manners School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We offer a supportive environment with access to training and development opportunities
Closing date for applications is 9.00 am Thursday 13 May 2021.
Attached documents
About Lady Manners School
Lady Manners School has a history going back nearly 400 years, and we’re very proud of it. We are a thriving comprehensive school in which we build on our traditional values to help our students to create the best possible future for themselves.
We offer our staff the opportunities to:
- work in the beautiful surroundings of Bakewell, in the heart of the Peak District
- work with nearly 1,500 students (around 300 of whom are in our Sixth Form) representing the diversity of a wide catchment, which includes both rural and suburban areas
- thrive from the energy and challenge associated with a student group with very varied backgrounds
- be part of our staff of nearly 250 dedicated and professional teachers and support staff
- input to the enviable range of extra-curricular activities that we provide for students, inspired by students and staff interests
- be part of a school at the heart of the community – not just our strong local community but, having achieved the full International School Award in 2009, 2012 and 2015, our students are encouraged to be responsible members of the global community
Successful applicants would be joining a school that has ambitions to improve and develop. Our facilities constantly evolve, with new performance and sporting spaces currently being developed.
Our Ofsted rating and exam results are good – but we want to become even better. We look to new staff to bring with them their new ideas and enthusiasm. We look forward to welcoming you.
Values and vision
Lady Manners School helps students to strive to attain the highest standards in their work, have respect for others and develop their individual talents. It makes the most of strengths that are shaped by traditional values and it is active in preparing for the future. The school strives to establish processes, outcomes and facilities that make its aims possible. Lady Manners School is an excellent place for the development of academic, personal and social potential.
School Organisation
The school is organised into:
- Lower School (Years 7-9) Key Stage 3
- Upper School (Years 10-11) Key Stage 4
- Sixth Form (Years 12-13) Key Stage 5
Each has a Head of School, Heads of Year, and Form Tutors.
We have a strong team of support staff, including specialist finance, premises, catering and technical staff, all of whom are employed directly by the school.
Curriculum
Teaching is organised through subject specific departments, each with a Curriculum Leader.
The Lower School curriculum provides a broad and interesting education for all students. In Upper School the core curriculum contains English, Mathematics, Science, Religious Studies, PE, PSHE and Citizenship. Choice is introduced through four subject options but students are encouraged to ensure that their curriculum remains broad and balanced by considering creative, humanities and language subjects.
We currently offer 29 subjects for study at Key Stage 4 and 28 in the Sixth Form, including academic and vocational subjects.
Further Information
- We maintain lots of information about the school on our website, www.ladymanners.net
- For a feel for daily life here, and the achievements of our students you can also visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/LadyMannersSchool
- For our latest Ofsted report, visit www.ladymanners.net/performance
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