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Head of Department - Computing

Head of Department - Computing

Dr Challoner's High School

Little Chalfont

Salary:
MPS
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2022
Apply by:
23 May 2022

Job overview

Head of Department - Computing

September 2022 

MPS plus TLR

We have an enormously exciting opportunity for a well-qualified and inspirational teacher to lead and inspire our Computing Department and students. Computing is a thriving, popular and highly respected subject at our school with great momentum and huge potential. The Computing Department is staffed by three specialist teachers: the Head of Department and two excellent part time Computing teachers. Over the next 15 months we are developing the Computing classrooms, including creating a very leading-edge computing classroom with robotics workshop facilities. Our students are incredibly rewarding to teach and our staff team is exceptionally friendly and supportive. We are ideally looking for full time but please contact us if you require some flexibility.

At Challoner’s High you will experience:


• Exceptional students who attain outstanding results and make teaching an absolute pleasure

• Excellent facilities, including staff laptops and use of a fitness suite from 5.15pm 

• Two-week October half term holiday

• A supportive, experienced, friendly and committed senior team, and a wonderful wider staff team

• Excellent opportunities for professional development

• The best advert however for working at our school will always be our hugely rewarding students


Dr Challoner's High School is a leading selective state grammar school for girls, with a strong academic tradition and an ambitious outlook for the future.  The school has a broad vision for education and is characterised by a highly purposeful pursuit of personal bests with a keen sense of fun bubbling under the surface.  Challoner’s girls are articulate, courteous, sparky, hard-working and achieve highly in all areas.  The school was graded Outstanding by Ofsted and also gained the Exceptional Schools Award


Responsible to Head of Faculty

Salary / Allowances applicable MPS plus TLR

Start Date September 2022

Application Deadline Monday 23rd May, Noon

To be arranged with the candidates

Interview Date


An information pack is available from the Vacancies section of the school website or from adele.cook@challonershigh.com


We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Dr Challoner’s High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.  Please refer to our website where you can view our Child Protection and Safeguarding, Recruitment and Equalities.  This is a regulated activity. We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the deadline.

 Policies; all of our polices are available at www.challonershigh.com

The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.    


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About Dr Challoner's High School

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We  are a selective girls’ grammar school and have a tradition of excellence  that will never change but we are also passionate about breadth of aspiration and opportunity.  At the heart of our inspirational school we strive to free girls to be themselves. We pride ourselves on our sense of community spirit and a school where all can be confident and courageous.  www.challonershigh.com

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