Digital Literacy Coordinator
King Alfred School
Barnet
- Expired
- Salary:
- KAS scale. This is the same as the Outer London pay scale, with the addition of the KAS supplement (c.£5,000).
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 17 May 2021
Job overview
King Alfred School, established in 1898, is an informal co-educational independent day school situated on the edge of Hampstead Heath in London. With students from Reception age through to a flourishing Sixth Form, we are a vibrant and friendly community where the emphasis, both academically and socially, is on discovering and maximising the potential of each child.
We are looking for a creative and inspiring Digital Literacy Coordinator who is committed to the transformative power of learning technologies and is willing and able to help us seize opportunities to take learning to the next level across the curriculum.
The coordinator will be responsible to the Head of Lower School for the strategic development and delivery of their digital literacy programme. The successful candidate will be a qualified teacher with high level teaching, interpersonal and communication skills. The ability to inspire teaching staff and provide leadership in the creative and ethical use of learning technologies is essential.
At King Alfred School, knowledge skills and attributes underpin the children’s learning. The successful candidate will have an understanding of how a digital literacy can support learner agency and enquiry-based learning.
In addition to the teaching and promotion of digital literacy from Reception to Y8 at King Alfred School, this role will also include an opportunity to take on a pastoral role within our new Year 6-8 team, providing pastoral care and academic coaching within a cross curricular setting.
The successful candidate will:
- Be passionate about learning and keen to develop professionally
- Understand and embrace the benefits of working collaboratively with colleagues
- Value and promote student voice
- Be committed to a holistic approach to education
- Have successful experience of, and a commitment to, enquiry-based learning.
As well as sharing our values, the ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills and experiences:
- Good honours degree + PGCE primary (QTS) or equivalent
- Several years of teaching experience with evidence of excellence in the use of technology to enhance learning
- Proven track record of being an excellent teacher
- Ability to establish successful relationships with pupils, parents and staff.
If you share our vision and are reflective, hard-working, forward-thinking and keen to grow with our community, we would very much like to hear from you.
To apply for this role please visit our website and apply via our online application form.
The salary for this role will be on KAS scale. This is the same as the Outer London pay scale, with the addition of the KAS supplement (c.£5,000)
Closing date for applications: Noon, Monday 17 May 2021
All members of the King Alfred School community are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
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About King Alfred School
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King Alfred School is an informal independent day school situated on the edge of Hampstead Heath in London. With over 700 students from Reception age through to a flourishing Sixth Form, we are a vibrant and friendly community where the emphasis, both academically and socially, is on discovering and maximising the potential of each child.
The school stands out from the prevailing educational environment as a school which achieves academic success without unnecessary pressures and social success through the development of relationships and responsibility rather than external discipline. At the heart of our ethos is a child-centred approach. We appreciate that every child is unique, and we get to know every individual. It is a school that is genuinely loved by students, parents and staff alike.
The village green setting of the main school site contributes to the community feeling with Lower School classrooms all opening out directly onto the play areas, parents encouraged to spend time in the grounds and all children offered opportunities for outdoor learning. Most children will join at Reception and continue on to the Sixth Form. Transition from Lower to Upper School is a natural one and for KAS students does not depend on assessments or examinations.
KAS is divided into two parts (Lower School: Reception to Year 6 and Upper School: Year 7 to 13), but we operate as one school in which all parts belong to a whole. Age groups are encouraged to mix, with Upper School students helping out in Lower School, and so enrich each other’s lives.
We offer a wide curriculum with specialist teachers in Lower School covering subjects outside the core areas: Information Technology, French, Art, PE and Music. In the Upper School GCSE studies include six core subjects and three optional subjects and students all take part in Choice afternoon where they can choose from a range of non-academic activities. At Sixth Form students usually take three A levels and we offer a full range of subjects alongside the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts & Production Arts and The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). All students are also involved in a wide range of enrichment activities and there is a huge variety of after school clubs available.
The King Alfred School is a happy, compassionate school in which the emotional, physical and social development of our students are held in equal regard to their academic progress.
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