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Teacher of Computer Science

Teacher of Computer Science

Highgate Wood Secondary School

Haringey

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
21 October 2022

Job overview

Teacher of Computer Science

We are looking for an outstanding Computer Science practitioner who possesses the right qualities and skills to join our talented and successful team for a November start.

Pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons. They are committed learners who want to achieve.

OFSTED (November 2021)

We can offer you :       

  • The opportunity to work in a continuously improving school.        
  • The chance to join a talented and highly committed staff team.       
  • Excellent students who are keen to excel and operate in an ethos underpinned by the principles of courtesy, consideration, cooperation & contribution.       
  • Our commitment to provide CPD opportunities to ensure all staff continue to develop.       
  • A learning environment where imagination and commitment are encouraged and valued.


You will have :       

  • A belief that every child really does matter.       
  • A proven track record of success in the classroom.       
  • The capacity to raise attainment through motivating and inspiring students and staff.       
  • Dedication to a team approach underpinned by an ongoing desire to ‘Continuously Aspire towards finding New ways to Develop and Outdo previous best’. 
  • Please indicate on your application any other subjects you may be able to offer


For an application pack, please contact the HR Department on hr@hws.haringey.sch.uk or alternatively, packs are also available to download from our website and you can apply the link below.

Closing Date for applications: Fri 21st October 2022 – 09.00 am 

Interviews to be held week commencing from 31st Oct.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Highgate Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Attached documents

About Highgate Wood Secondary School

Highgate Wood School is a mixed comprehensive school providing secondary education to approximately 1600 students. The school is situated in a pleasant area in Crouch End and is surrounded by woodland and sports grounds.

Headteacher

Patrick Cozier

Ethos and values: The Highgate Wood Way

Our established values of Courtesy, Consideration, Contribution and Cooperation (the 4Cs), underpin the school’s behaviour ethos and what we call the Highgate Wood Way.

Our school motto is Everyone Matters, Everyone Achieves and this reflects our conviction that we have a duty to value every student as an individual.

We strive to be as inclusive a school as we can possibly be and provide a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for our students to enable their individual talents and creativity to be identified and nurtured.

The Highgate Wood Way is regularly celebrated and routinely promoted so that it is always something that is real and tangible. The Highgate Wood Way is far more than words on a page. It is the lived experience of our students and staff.

It is through the Highgate Wood Way that we bring to life our mission statement: "To inspire our students to be confident and open-minded through exceptional teaching in a caring school community”.

Ofsted Report

We are delighted our Ofsted report (November 2021) confirmed that Highgate Wood School continues to be good, and improving. The inspectors confirmed our governors and leaders know the school well and this accurate self-evaluation is allowing us to continuously raise standards.

Ofsted observed our “strong sense of community among pupils and staff” and noted that “leaders are passionate about building a school with a culture of inclusion at its heart”. They noted that our “pupils enjoy school and behave well in lessons” and are committed learners who want to achieve.” Ofsted also commented on how “pupils show respect for each other and the school celebrates the diversity of its community.”

Ofsted were impressed by the way our lessons have “focused and purposeful atmosphere” in which “pupils work hard”. They praised the way “subject leaders have given careful thought to the sequence of the curriculum and pupils build their understanding over time. Teachers plan opportunities for pupils to recall their learning at the start of each lesson” and “plan lessons which help pupils to make connections between the different parts of their learning.” Ofsted commented on the success of our sixth form and the way we have “high ambitions for all.”

The inspectors also saw how “pupils learn to engage with the wider world around them. Leaders expect pupils to be responsible, critical citizens.” and noted that “there is a strong sense of cohesion between staff from different departments in the school. Staff say that leaders support them with their workload and are responsive to their request. They are proud to work at the school.”

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