Computing Head of Department - Full-time

St John's Catholic Comprehensive School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-5461-216T
• Posted:02/10/2023
• Pay:Competitive
• Start Date:January 2024
• App Close Date:13/10/2023 at 17:00
• Interviews:w/c 16 October

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We are seeking to appoint a highly qualified, diligent, and innovative Head of Computing who will inspire our young people and share our values to ensure that every student will succeed and thrive. It is envisaged that the successful applicant will consistently deliver engaging lessons and be extremely ambitious and highly motivated to support and lead our pupils. Additionally, the ability to effectively lead and bring the best out of our dedicated team of Computing staff is essential to take on this leadership role. 

The successful candidate will join one of the school’s most effective and respected departments, working and collaborating with an exceptionally committed and talented team of practitioners. We have designed our curriculum to enable students, after completion of their KS3 study, to undertake GCSE Computer Science or  Digital Information Technology Levels 1 & 2. We also offer Level 3 Extended Certificate in Information Technology to our KS5 students. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach across each of the key stages should they wish. 

We would welcome applications from Computing teachers who are looking to lead a department for the first time and current Heads of Computing who are looking for a new challenge.   

Information about the school

St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We have an extremely strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a warm and welcoming community. Our recent Section 8 Inspection stated that - Pupils flourish in this inclusive school because staff provide high-quality care; Staff are consistently clear with their high expectations and Important values such as ‘excellence for all’ and ‘service to others’ underpin the ambitious culture in place. The school’s 2024 Progress 8 score of +0.11 was the seventh consecutive examination year where the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure, and is a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school.

This is an excellent and exciting time to join our thriving Catholic community and be part of a highly enthusiastic, forward thinking and supportive team.

If you would like to be part of this exciting opportunity, please visit our school website www.stjohnscs.com and click on the Recruitment tab to locate Recruitment Information and Monitoring forms.

Kindly complete the following forms and email them to Mrs L O'Neill (loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk): Application Form, Recruitment Monitoring Form, Consent to Obtain References Form and Staff Recruitment Online Checks Form.

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

This post will be subject to safer recruitment procedures.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs J Jay
• Address:Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
• Telephone: (01474) 534718
• Email: