Head of E-Learning (and Maternity Cover for Head of Computing)

Head of E-Learning (and Maternity Cover for Head of Computing)

 TLR2b (£4,299) 

We are creating a new post of Head of e-Learning within our Teaching and Learning Team.  The purpose of the role is to lead new initiatives and to develop the school as a centre of excellence for innovative use of e-learning as a teaching and learning tool.  The successful candidate will also teach and help in the development of Computing at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The GCSE course we pursue is OCR. 

The current Head of Computing is expected to be on maternity leave from Easter 2016 into the academic year 2017-18.  The successful applicant will initially cover this maternity leave before taking on the responsibility for Head of E-learning.

Excellent inter-personal, management and organisational skills will be essential. The post would particularly suit a candidate in a position of responsibility looking for a whole school role that would provide an excellent route to further promotion.  

In addition to our faculty and pastoral leadership structure, we have an innovative Teaching and Learning Team of five highly effective teachers (all of whom are Lead Practitioners or Advanced Skills Teachers).  The team helps develop the quality of teaching and learning by supporting individual teachers or departments, working at whole school level, and working within our local collaborative networks.  It has proved to be an especially successful initiative both for the school and for the team, several of whom have secured rapid internal or external promotion.  The creation of a permanent Head of e-Learning represents a further and exciting development of this work. 

The school is very well-equipped with IT provision.  There are six discrete ICT rooms, three Mac suites, and several mobile sets of iPads, Chromebooks and traditional laptops.  All classrooms have data projectors and Apple TVs and all teaching staff have an iPad.  There is an exceptionally capable IT Services support team.  

The Computing Department has two full time teachers and two part-time teachers and is well-resourced in three recently refurbished rooms.  GCSE results have been consistently good.   Computing GCSE is a popular Key Stage 4 option.  All students have one lesson per week of Computing in Year 7 and 8.  From Year 9, students choose whether to continue Computing; those that do have two or three lessons per week as preparation for GCSE.    

Closing Date: Tuesday 31st January 2017

Interviews: Week Beginning 6 February 2017

 Application forms and further details are available on our school website, www.mountbatten.hants.sch.uk  or by contacting human.resources@mountbatten.hants.sch.uk or by telephoning 01794 510227. 

CVs will not be accepted. 

The Mountbatten School is committed to safeguarding children and full pre-employment checks will be undertaken.