Head of Department – IT
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Scale (Dependent upon experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020 or earlier
- Apply by:
- 20 April 2020
Job overview
Head of Department – IT
Excelsior Academy
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 6AF
Leadership Salary Scale (Dependent upon experience)
Permanent
Full Time
The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Head of Department – IT for Excelsior Academy from September 2020 or earlier by negotiation.
Excelsior Academy is an innovative academy. Excelsior is part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, created to give children from socially and economically challenged areas the best possible education and start in life. In September 2013, we became Newcastle’s first all-through Academy educating children from age 3 to 19 years old.
Working at Excelsior will challenge you but the rewards are huge. Successful candidates will play an important role in our continuous drive for further improvement and will have the potential to work in Key Stages three, four and five.
The successful candidate will join a successful MAT where all Academies support each other to the benefit of our pupils and their families. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne and trust wide Senior Strategic Leads for English, Mathematics and Science based between our two secondary academies.
Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website http://laidlawschoolstrust.com/careers/. Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact Susan Wright at the Academy office to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Susan Wright: susan.wright@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Closing Date: 12 noon on Monday 20th April 2020
Candidates who have not been contacted by Friday 24th April 2020 may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: Monday 27th April 2020
Applications should be returned to: Susan Wright, susan.wright@excelsiornewcastle.org.uk
Previous applicants need not apply.
We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding.
Attached documents
About Excelsior Academy
Excelsior Academy is an all-through school located in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. The school was first established in 2008, as a secondary school and sixth form (later split into three separate schools), and in 2012 it was decided that the school would merge with a local primary school, creating a new school for pupils aged 3-19. With around 1200 pupils, Excelsior Academy is larger than the average secondary school, and covers a culturally and economically diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s intake.
Principal
James Andriot
Values and Vision
Excelsior Academy works hard in order to ensure that the transition of pupils from primary to secondary provision is as smooth and non-disruptive as possible. As a relatively young school, it is able to make extensive use of a wide range of modern facilities and learning resources, and offer a diverse and far-reaching curriculum, with older pupils having numerous academic and vocational qualifications to choose from. Excelsior Academy also works hard to provide for pupils with special educational needs.
Ofsted
“Students are most enthusiastic about the academy and talk about being ‘privileged’ to have so many opportunities. They say that they particularly like the fact that they are respected and listened to. The percentage of students gaining five good passes at GCSE, including English and mathematics, has risen by an average of six percentage points each year since the academy opened in 2008. This was from a very low baseline.”
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