Head of Computing & Business

St Margaret's Church of England Academy is an ambitious and progressive 11-18 Academy in Liverpool with approximately 1000 students on roll. St Margaret's has a long standing reputation in Liverpool for delivering high quality, Christian education and, as an all boys academy with a mixed sixth form, St Margaret's attracts young people from across Liverpool and remains popular choice for parents and young people alike.

Since receiving it’s requires improvement journey in 2021 the academy has worked at pace to address the areas for improvement and is making rapid progress.

The Academy is focused upon driving standards of achievement rapidly and this makes it a dynamic and exciting place to work. With an experienced and stable staff, all of the building blocks are in place to ensure that St Margaret's continues to go from strength to strength

St Margaret's Church of England Academy is committed to ensuring that every student makes the most of their potential, ensuring that every person within our community can flourish & thrive. The Academy is working hard to ensure that the highest quality of teaching, with bespoke CPD for all staff is in place, that there is the best possible student support, and the most appropriate and innovative curriculum is embedded.

The Academy is part of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust. All Saints Multi Academy Trust is a joint Church of England and Catholic Academy trust, making it incredibly unique. The trust comprises of four secondary schools and one primary school, with five primary schools set to transfer into the trust before the end of the academic year. There is a trust wide commitment to improve, accelerate and enable ambitious life goals amongst all young people in their academies. The headteachers within the trust work closely together to innovate share good practice and most importantly support each other through various networks and opportunities. The trust has a strong central team who support each academy and headteacher with key functions, which allows the headteachers to focus on school improvement and improving standards for the young people that they serve.

The successful candidate must share these values and have the skills, expertise, and determination to translate them into reality. You will join an Academy and trust committed to your personal development with access to 21st Century CPD opportunities so that you can continue to grow as a professional.

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic and ambitious Head of Computing & Business.

The Academy is part of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust and works closely with its sister schools, Hope Academy, The Academy of St. Nicholas and The Academy of St Francis of Assisi. There is a trust wide commitment to improve, accelerate and enable ambitious life goals amongst all young people in their academies.

The successful candidate must share these values and have the skills, expertise, and determination to translate them into reality. You will join a school and trust committed to your personal development with access to 21st Century CPD opportunities so that you can continue to grow as a professional.

We are determined that the successful candidate will have:

·A passion for teaching Science. All specific scientific disciples will be considered.

·Reliable evidence of very good to outstanding teaching with a focus on raising student achievement at KS3 and KS4 (KS5 desirable).

·Impact on improving outcomes for a wide range of students.

·A passion for making a difference for young people in the city of Liverpool.

Closing date for applications: 12 noon Monday 15th April 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 23rd April 2024

Application packs are available on the Trust website at www.allsaintsmat.org/vacancies.

Completed application forms should be forwarded to recruitmentapplications@allsaintsmat.org

Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo safeguarding checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Trust is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.