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Subject Leader - Computing Upper Pay Scale + TLR 1C (currently £8,298 pa)

Subject Leader - Computing Upper Pay Scale + TLR 1C (currently £8,298 pa)

Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

Gateshead

Salary:
UPS
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2023
Apply by:
10 October 2022

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, forward thinking, and passionate leader for our Computing department. You will be someone who is committed to changing the life chances, and choices, for our students.  

The responsibilities of the TLR post will be agreed with the successful candidate but will include the responsibility of leading Computing across the KS3, KS4 and KS5 curriculum.

You will lead the development of Computing teaching within the department, and raise achievement through monitoring the quality of teaching and learning, ensuring student progression through monitoring and accountability procedures.

Also key to the role will be the identification of underachieving students and implementing targeted intervention, and then monitoring the effectiveness of that intervention.

We also expect the candidate to be someone who will ensure the sharing of good practice and that it enhances the learning experience of all students.

To be considered for this post you must have UK Recognised QTS or equivalent, and experience teaching Computing across all key stages.

You should also have a demonstrable passion for teaching and a genuine desire to help students of all backgrounds succeed.

Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a mainstream, state-academy, co-educational, non-denominational, secondary school for children aged 11-18. It is situated in Birtley in County Durham and it has 1400 students on its roll. The school is a new Academy, which opened in 2007, and the external facilities were completed in 2008. In 2017 there was a £1 million extension to house its new Independent learning Centre for the Sixth Form.

Principal: Mr Andrew Fowler "Although we received a requires improvement judgement on our last section 5 Ofsted Inspection, we have made significant progress in the past two years, as evidenced by our own internal data and our recent Ofsted monitoring visits."

Our vision for outstanding education: “Together we grow, learn and succeed”

Students, staff and governors have set an inspiring new vision for the school. This vision shows our belief that, when we work together as a community, every child and adult can reach the very highest standards. We believe that we are strongest when we work together, and that through excellent pastoral care and inspiring teaching, children will be able to grow and learn. Success comes in many different forms, and is important in all aspects of school life, including examinations.

Strong values for growth and success: Trust, Respect, Courage, Ambition.

Our academy’s strong values capture the spirit of our vision. By showing respect for each other, we learn to trust and be trusted. We show courage in tackling new and complex tasks. We are ambitious for ourselves, and we encourage one another to attain ambitious goals.

Completed application forms should be submitted to: recruitment@lordlawson.academy by no later than Monday 10 October 2022 at 9am.


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About Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

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Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a successful 11-18 mainstream co-educational academy which has improved rapidly over recent years. We recently celebrated achieving a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating in our November 2022 inspection. The improvement in progress 8 scores from 2019 to 2022 indicates we are the most improved school in Gateshead and among the top 10% of schools for improvement in the North East of England.

We provide an exceptional programme of CPD for staff. We know this through staff surveys and our exceptionally low levels of staff turnover. The majority of staff who have left us have gone on to promoted positions. Staff are happy here; Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy is a good place to work. We have high expectations of our staff and students, but we also know our staff are our greatest asset, and we treat them with respect. We value the development of all our staff and you will develop further as a teacher during your time here.

Our next steps are to build on our recent achievements, and to improve the attainment and progress of our disadvantaged students, including those with SEND. We also want to engage more effectively with our community, and continue to expand our already thriving extra-curricular offer for our students. Alongside these aims, we aim to expand our sixth form further, by attracting applications from other local schools, as well as ensuring more of our students complete key stage 4 with the qualifications required for further academic study.

We are an academy at the heart of its community and responsive to its needs while also recognising that our students are increasingly part of a global community.

Headteacher

Andrew Fowler

Our vision for outstanding education

“Together we grow, learn and succeed”

Students, staff and governors have set an inspiring new vision for the school. This vision shows our belief that, when we work together as a community, every child and adult can reach the very highest standards. We believe that we are strongest when we work together, and that through excellent pastoral care and inspiring teaching, children will be able to grow and learn. Success comes in many different forms, and is important in all aspects of school life, including examinations.

Strong values for growth and success Trust     Respect     Courage     Ambition

Our academy’s strong values capture the spirit of our vision. By showing respect for each other, we learn to trust and be trusted. We show courage in tackling new and complex tasks. We are ambitious for ourselves, and we encourage one another to attain ambitious goals.

For more information please visit our website, http://www.lordlawson.academy

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